INACIF says that the Colombian body found in a freezer in Panajachel, has not yet been claimed

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June 2, 2025June 2, 2025By Mario Vásquez
INACIF says that the Colombian body found in a freezer in Panajachel, has not yet been claimed

During the morning of Wednesday May 28, The femicide prosecution began to investigate the death of Nyny Jhoanna Montaña Rodríguez, Who had an alert Isabel Claudina since last Friday, May 23 and was subsequently found lifeless in a commercial complex located on the main street of Panajachel, Sololá.

According to the preliminary information of the authorities in Panajachel, the Colombian was found in a freezer and did not present signs of violence. In addition, in accordance with the Isabel Claudina alertthe foreigner had disappeared in the same mall where it was found lifeless in later days.

As confirmed by security forces to the local media last Thursday, May 29the woman of 31 years It was found within a trade located about 200 kilometers west of the Guatemala Cityafter the disappearance of the Colombian motivated the issuance of a state search order after the report.

It is worth mentioning that, in early May, another citizen Colombian It was found dead in the head of Santa Rosato the south of the Guatemalan capital, without knowing more details so far by the Public Ministry or the local authorities, so These cases have generated shock among the population of the country.

INACIF is pronounced in the case of the Colombian in Panachajel

The National Institute of Forensic Sciences of Guatemala (INACIF) cause of death It has not yet been determined by the authorities: “It is still in investigation. It could take a little longer, “added social communication staff of the institution.

Likewise, the institution indicated to the free press that Jhoanna Montaña Rodríguez’s body is still in the headquarters of the National Institute, because it has not been retired either reclaimed For someone close to the victim.

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Although this Sunday, June 1, they were fulfilled Five days From the finding of the body of women in Panajachel, the Colombian remains continue at the Inacif headquarters, so it is still unknown if the foreigner was found accompanied at the time of arriving in Guatemala, or during the week in which disappeared In Sololá.

According to INACIF and the Public Ministry, if a body is not claimed, it can remain in the morgue until 10 daysso this period is applied so that the necessary investigations can be carried out. In addition, according to article 114 of the Health Code, if the term expires, the bodies are buried in public cemeteries.

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