A 22-year-old woman died after being attacked with a machete by her partner on Valle Escondido Island, Bocas del Toro province. A forensics team traveled to the scene to begin the investigation. According to testimonies from relatives of the victim and the aggressor, the couple had an argument at 5:00 am on Sunday, September 20, which led to the fatal outcome. The family, devastated by the incident, urged authorities to expedite the investigation into the femicide, a case being handled by the Public Prosecutor’s Office and the Directorate of Judicial Investigation (DIJ). The perpetrator has already been apprehended.
22-year-old woman died after being wounded with a machete by her partner in Isla Valle Escondido, Bocas del Toro. Criminalistics authorities arrived at the scene to conduct the investigations.
Deputy Commissioner Jorge Bryant, head of the 1st Police Zone of Bocas del Toro, refers to the femicide incident recorded in San Cristóbal. In relation to this case, the apprehension of a 28-year-old man, allegedly linked to the incident, was achieved. Below a video in Spanish on X.
#ZPBocasDelToro | El subcomisionado Jorge Bryant, jefe de la 1.ª Zona de Policía de Bocas del Toro, se refiere al hecho de femicidio registrado en San Cristóbal.
En relación con este caso, se logró la aprehensión de un hombre de 28 años, presuntamente vinculado al hecho. pic.twitter.com/XwJxQmnkYs
— Policía Nacional (@policiadepanama) September 21, 2026
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