- This Saturday the capture of the second person involved in the murder of the communicator Mercedes Herrera in Caracas was confirmed; The OVP denounced the lack of access to specialized examinations for women deprived of liberty and in Cuba the authorities have not been able to reestablish electrical service after 24 hours
This Saturday, October 19, the Venezuelan authorities reported on the arrest of Neiquel Gutiérrez, who is accused of murdering, along with his partner, the journalist Mercedes Herrera in Caracas. Also, for the World Day to Fight Breast Cancer, the non-governmental organization (NGO) Venezuelan Prison Observatory warned that in the country, female prisoners do not have access to specialized examinations to rule out this pathology.
In international news, citizens in Cuba spent more than 24 hours without electricity due to a failure that caused the collapse of that country’s electrical system, while in the United States, authorities arrested Joseph Malinowsky, the man who refused to evacuate for the arrival of Hurricane Milton in Florida.
On the other hand, the Israeli Army stated that it destroyed a network of tunnels that was used by Hezbollah.
Below are the highlights from Saturday, October 19:
Police officials from the municipality of El Hatillo, in the state of Miranda, arrested Neiquel Daniel Gutiérrez, who was accused of murdering, together with his partner, the journalist. Mercedes Herrera on Monday, September 30.
The police report stated that Gutiérrez’s family contacted the security forces to reveal the location of the alleged aggressor. The authorities had been searching for him since October 8 after they captured Frenyerlyn Ortiz, who was Herrera’s domestic employee and Gutiérrez’s partner.
According to official information, the man will be placed under the command of the Homicide Investigation Division of the Scientific, Criminal and Criminal Investigation Corps (CICPC) and the Public Ministry so that he can be presented in court.
On October 8, the CICPC reported that the motive for Herrera’s homicide it was a robbery. Ortiz and Gutiérrez planned to enter his home and steal the victim’s belongings. Before fleeing, they suffocated the social communicator and left her body in a closet inside her home, located in Altamira (Caracas).
The Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP) requested on October 19, regarding World Breast Cancer Day, that the State guarantee inmates’ access to a periodic mammogram. Hundreds of women deprived of liberty report that they have never received specialized medical evaluation inside detention centers.
“We call on the Ministry for the Penitentiary Service to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the more than 2,500 women who are in the INOF (National Institute for Women’s Guidance), police cells and” other penitentiaries, the organization said. government (NGO) in a press release.
The NGO explained that in Venezuela it is estimated that a total of 2,543 inmates have difficulties accessing these studies.
A failure in the National Electrical System (SEN) of Cuba caused a total blackout, so thousands of people on this island have been without electricity since Friday, October 18. Although the government carried out a maneuver to restore the service, the recovery process failed and the areas that had electricity were left in darkness again.
The Cuban authorities confirmed on Saturday, October 19, that work began to start the terrestrial thermoelectric plant (CTE).
“Once the work at CTE Guiteras is completed, the start-up work begins today to synchronize and strengthen the (national electrical energy) system,” indicated the Government of the province of Matanzas through its social networks.
Lázaro Guerra, general director of Electricity of the Ministry of Energy and Mines (Minem), indicated that they are working to start up the available generating units and gradually reestablish the interconnection of the SEN in the western-central and eastern areas of the island, although with a “limited power”.
4. Israel claimed to have destroyed the tunnel network of Hezbollah’s elite force
The Israeli Army reported in a statement released on Saturday, October 19, that it destroyed a network of tunnels belonging to the Radwan force, the elite unit of the Shiite militia Hezbollah.
“Troops destroyed all tunnel routes with more than 100 tons of explosive material. The destroyed routes included an underground command center for Hezbollah’s Radwan force, which included an area for weapons storage,” the military text reads.
The official report also reported that an observation post was raided, from where Hezbollah members monitored Israeli cities near the border.
Soldiers also found “explosive devices, weapons and intelligence material in the command center.”
5. The man who became popular for staying on his boat during a hurricane in Florida was arrested
Joseph Malinowsky, the man who became popular on social networks for refusing to evacuate and remain in his boat during Hurricane Milton in Florida (United States), was arrested in Tampa for failing to appear before a court that had cited him for driving without license.
Local media reported that Malinowsky, 54 years old, was accused of having used an unregistered vehicle without a driver’s license.
The man has the nickname Lieutenant Dan and became famous for staying on his boat as Hurricane Milton approached, making landfall on October 9 in Florida.
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