They ask to be alert to alleged perpetrator of double homicide in Cienfuegos: Still on the run

The man who committed a double murder in the city of Cienfuegos last Tuesday remains a fugitive from justice after first killing his wife and then a storekeeper working at a nearby establishment close to the couple's home.

The individual is considered dangerous, and it is requested that if anyone sees him, they immediately alert the authorities.

Relatives of one of the victims sent me recent photographs of the murderer from Cienfuegos in the hope that he can be better identified, since at this moment he may be anywhere in Cuba, or even in any other country trying to escape from the authorities," wrote Irma Broek, administrator of the group Reporting Crimes in Cuba, on Friday on Facebook.

Through this means, a call is made to all individuals, both inside and outside of Cuba, to share their picture and, if sighted, please inform the authorities immediately," the publication added.

The victims are named Ailén Tartabull and Víctor Manuel Ojeza Alpízar, a storekeeper who was known as "El Chino".

The double crime -apparently motivated by jealousy- occurred on 50th Avenue between 43rd and 45th, the address where the femicide lived with his wife.

According to the most widely spread version on social media, after killing his wife, the man went to the cellar - apparently located next to the house - and killed Víctor Manuel Ojeda.

The alleged perpetrator, who fled after committing the two murders, has been identified as Adrián Cruz. He has a young child in common with the murdered woman, who was also the mother of another older child from a previous relationship.

According to unconfirmed reports from official sources, the man was already imprisoned for another murder in the past.

The alleged killer has a very good economic position, as he is the owner of a bar called "La Divina", as well as having "other businesses."

I am told that this man has deprived a person of life before. His first victim was also his partner, whom he brutally murdered, and he only served 6 years in prison for the crime," previously wrote in the aforementioned Broek group.

The same publication clarified that the two deceased did not have any romantic relationship, and that it was all the result of "malicious gossip from ill-intentioned individuals."