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Costa Rica prevents repatriation of murdered Nicaraguan TikToker's body
According to preliminary investigations by the OIJ, Junieysis may have died from mechanical asphyxiation allegedly at the hands of her ex-partner Gustavo Ramírez.
TL;DR
- Costa Rican health authorities did not authorize the repatriation of Junieysis Adely Merlo Espinoza's body due to decomposition.
- The victim's brother, Wilder Ariel Merlo, stated the family will receive her ashes instead of her body.
- The OIJ suspects the victim was murdered by her ex-partner, Gustavo Adolfo Ramírez Calvo, and buried in a nearby grave.
- Preliminary investigations suggest mechanical asphyxiation as the cause of death.
- The victim's two young daughters are receiving psychological and medical attention from the Patronato Nacional de la Infancia (PANI).
- Authorities are evaluating family members to determine custody of the minors.
- Surveillance footage shows the suspect with the children on the day of the victim's disappearance, but not the victim herself.