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Feminicide in Cartagena: Why did Miladis Moreno's partner take her life? A daughter spoke
Miladis Teresa Moreno Torres would have turned 48 next September and had many reasons to celebrate. She managed to raise her four daughters, lived in her house, and seemed to have found a stable love. For 14 years, she lived with the man she once met in the El Bosque neighborhood, and over time, she went to live with him in a corner house in the Nelson Arango sector of the San Pedro Mártir neighborhood. The tragedy occurred right there this Sunday, May 10, Mother's Day.
TL;DR
- Miladis Teresa Moreno Torres, 47, was murdered by her partner on Mother's Day in Cartagena.
- The victim was stabbed more than 10 times by her partner of 14 years.
- The attack occurred after the couple celebrated Mother's Day together, with a dispute arising during a family gathering.
- The alleged assailant, identified as Juan Carlos, a welder and construction worker, has been captured by police.
- A mob attempted to lynch the suspect before police intervened.
- This is the first femicide case in Cartagena in 2026, bringing the total number of women murdered in the city this year to four.