The victim is Annelis Hernández Puerto, 47, who was allegedly murdered by her partner
EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 24 September 2024 — The independent Cuban platforms Alas Tensas and Yo Sí Te Creo confirmed this Monday a new femicide on the Island, the second in a week.
The victim is Annelis Hernández Puerto, 47, who was allegedly murdered by her partner on September 19 in her home in the municipality of Florida, in the province of Camagüey. After the fact, the aggressor committed suicide, according to the activists.
Both groups expressed their condolences to the adult son who survives, Hernández Puerto, as well as to other relatives and friends. With this death, there have been 35 femicides in Cuba so far this year, according to this newspaper’s records.
The independent platforms also indicated that they have knowledge of three other attempted femicides, and that they require access to the police investigation for six more possible cases in the provinces of Havana, Santiago de Cuba