Young Cuban man is murdered by his ex-partner in Athens, Greece

He brutal murder of a young Cuban by his ex-partner in Athens, Greece, this Sunday, has caused deep consternation to his family and friends.

Carlos Yohan Ramírez Pérez, 26 years old and native of Playa Girón, Matanzas, died at noon last Sunday stabbed for his ex-partner Rafael Bacaro Lopez, 36, also Cuban and resident in the United States, who after committing the crime tried to take his own life with the murder weapon itself.

According to statements from Ramírez's relatives to CyberCuba, the young man had lived in Greece for three years, where he worked for a telecommunications company.

He and Bacaro had started a relationship about six years ago, but they did not live together. They had recently separated, the victim's sister, Yanela Hernández, told our site.

Bacaro traveled to Greece, where he ended the life of the 26-year-old young man, after having repeatedly threatened him and physically assaulted him prior to the murder. He also issued threats to Ramírez's mother and sister, who reside in Cuba, according to Hernández's testimony.

The young woman said that, while in Athens, the man contacted her brother, told him that he was staying in a hotel and needed to bring him some medication because he was in poor health. When Ramírez went to the place, Bacaro tried to strangle him. “He tried to get rid of him to escape and had to leave without a sweater because he destroyed it,” said the young man's sister.

After this incident, Ramírez -accompanied by the girl with whom he shared an apartment- He went to the police to file a complaint and request a restraining order..

“He had bruises all over his face and visible marks all over his body.”Hernández revealed. When the police arrived at the hotel, Bacaro was no longer there and they could not find him.

After the strangulation attempt, Bacaro deceived the victim by telling her that he was no longer in Greece, that he was flying to the United States, the young woman said.

“The day before the murder, Rafael was hanging around the house, and managed to arrange some sheets in the patio garden under my brother's window. He spent the whole night there waiting for the opportunity at some point to enter the house, while my brother slept thinking he was safe.”Hernández explained.

“And when he woke up in the morning, he opened the window and Rafael entered the room with the knife in his hand. He had the gun on him all the time,” he said.

Bacaro “stabbed him more than 10 times”Hernández stressed. “The friend heard the screams and tried to get him off her, but she couldn't, and she also injured him.”

He heinous crime It occurred inside a house at number 28 Limassol Street, in the Patisia neighborhood, in the Greek capital.

Tenants residing in the same apartment building heard the voices and called for help.

After murdering his ex-partner, Bacaro attempted suicide with the same knife. He was taken by ambulance to Evangelismos General Hospital, where he remained seriously injured, they indicated. local press media.

According to information on the site Dnews, the 26-year-old had sued his ex-partner last Thursday for domestic threat, under the Domestic Violence Law.

Bacaro was arrested, brought before a prosecutor, charged and sent to stand trial. at the Athens Automatic Misdemeanors Court, this April 16. However, The authorities released him.

Until this Monday, the police had taken statements from the victim's surroundings and were awaiting the statement of the perpetrator of the homicide. The Attica Security Directorate is carrying out the investigation into the case.

Ramírez's family and friends are asking for help to raise the necessary funds to allow his ashes to be transported to Cuba., so that his mother and other relatives can carry out his funeral honors.

A campaign was opened on the GiveSendGo fundraising platform. page in memory of Ramirez, with the objective of raise 4,000 euros to cover the cremation of his body, the transfer to Cuba and the expenses of burial in his homeland.

“Help us give him the send-off he deserves, as he was a great light in this world, a wonderful person inside and out, always with a bright smile. He will always be with us and we will never stop fighting to get the justice he deserves,” the text of the petition highlights.