Peru: Sergio Tarache to serve 9-month pre-trial detention at Ancon I Prison

Peru: Sergio Tarache to serve 9-month pre-trial detention at Ancon I Prison

08:30 | Lima, Feb. 2.

Venezuelan citizen Sergio Tarache, the confessed murderer who burned his ex-partner Katherine Gomez alive in March 2023, will serve pre-trial detention at Ancon I Prison, in Lima.

This announcement was made by the National Penitentiary Institute (INPE) via social media on Thursday afternoon.

The INPE added that the defendant has been classified into the aforementioned prison, in accordance with the procedures established by this entity.



He is accused of burning his ex-partner alive near Lima's Plaza Dos de Mayo (May 2nd Roundabout) in March 2023, after being detained for almost one year in Colombia.

However, Tarache Parra fled from Peru to Colombia after the femicide that occurred on March 18, 2023. He is accused of dousing his ex-partner, Katherine Gomez Machare, with gasoline and burning her alive.

On that night, seven pedestrians tried to help the victim, whom they made roll on the asphalt to put out the flames. Then, a taxi driver even brought a fire extinguisher to help the victim. Nonetheless, the attack caused burns on 60% of the woman's body that led to her death after one week hospitalized.

Tarache was arrested in Bogota less than a month after his escape, on April 12, 2023, and was placed under pre-trial detention, while Colombian and Peruvian authorities began the extradition process to Peru.

On May 9, the Peruvian Government approved the request for his extradition. Since then, the Public Ministry and the Foreign Affairs Ministry have been working to obtain the relevant response from Colombian authorities, so that Tarache can be prosecuted in Peru for the alleged commission of the crime against life, body, and health in the form of femicide, to the detriment of Katherine Gomez.

The Prosecutor's Office and the Peruvian Government request a life imprisonment sentence for the alleged murderer, considering the cruelty and malice aforethought of the acts committed by him as sufficient reason to require that punishment.

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Publicado: 2/2/2024