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Lima Prosecutors Open Investigation Into Nurse Found Dead in Santa Anita Room

Police are taking witness statements to identify a suspect.

Overview

  • The Public Ministry in Lima East assigned provincial prosecutor Liliana Dávila Olórtegui to the case after 30-year-old nurse Elvira Mallqui Anchillo was found dead in the rented room she occupied in Santa Anita.
  • The prosecutor led the forensic removal of the body with criminalistics staff and a forensic doctor present to document injuries and guide the autopsy.
  • Authorities instructed the Depincri unit in Ate–Santa Anita to interview witnesses and work to identify the main suspect.
  • Relatives told local media the body showed bruises and said a male roommate, seen with scratches on his face, left the property before items went missing.
  • Family members reported the victim’s cellphone, laptop, and a gas cylinder were taken, while officials have not announced arrests or a cause of death as the inquiry proceeds under an office that focuses on violence against women.