Overview
- Juan Martínez Torres, a 54-year-old guard run down in Trujillo, died Friday after five days in intensive care, and authorities signaled the driver’s case will shift to aggravated negligent homicide.
- The accused driver, Maricsa Polet Alfaro, registered 1.84 g/L blood alcohol and had an expired license, details that raise the potential sentence and could change whether a judge can order pretrial custody.
- The La Libertad prosecutor said preventive detention was not sought at first because the initial charge of negligent injury carries a minimum below the five-year threshold set by a 2023 procedural change.
- In Arequipa, police said the alleged hit-and-run driver who struck photojournalist Heiner Aparicio surrendered Wednesday, underwent required tests, and remains in custody under investigation for negligent homicide and failure to help.
- Security forces reported Saturday that a joint police–military team freed eight kidnapped workers in Pataz during “Operation Impact,” faced gunfire that wounded four service members, and found the rescued victims stable.