A motorist who was missing in Pinar del Río has been found murdered.

The body of a Cuban motorcyclist who had been missing since Friday evening was found on Sunday morning in a canal in the province of Pinar del Río.

Yusniel Díaz Hernández, 40 years old and an employee of ETECSA, went out to ride that day around 7:00 PM on his motorcycle, a red Suzuki GN 125.

His cousin Florile Teresa Díaz Morales, who had asked for help on her social media to locate him, announced this Sunday that he was killed to steal his motorcycle.

"My God! I wake up to the horrible news that my cousin was murdered, a man who did nothing but work and fight for his family, just for the simple fact of stealing his motorcycle; what the hell is happening in Cuba," he said on his Facebook wall.

"Rest in peace Yusniel, your family mourns you today and will remember you forever, and surely justice will be served, both human and divine," he added.

The victim, married and a father of two children, was dedicated to transporting people, and that afternoon he was hired for a supposed trip from the municipality of Consolación del Sur to the locality of Alonso Rojas, in Consolación itself.

In the CiberCuba post on Facebook that reported the disappearance, the user Yadel Milians revealed that the body was found in a canal in Alonso Rojas.

In a later post, Florile Teresa modified her initial statement, apparently after learning more details about the incident, and clarified that the killer owed her cousin 5,000 pesos and killed him because he did not want to pay him back.

"The bike was thrown into a canal," he specified.

According to the woman, the killer is a man named Josiel Días Rojas, originally from Consolación del Sur and residing in the Entronque de Pilotos community.

"What need did you have that was so great that you took the life of a human being, just because you didn’t want to pay 5,000 Cuban pesos?" he questioned on Facebook.

"Son of a bitch, you just killed an entire family and yours will live in the shame of having a murderer," he stated.

A source reported to this editorial, on the condition of remaining anonymous, that indeed Yusniel Díaz was riding the motorcycle with his attacker and that he was killed by being hit on the head with a bottle.

The abominable crime has shocked the municipality of Consolación del Sur and its surroundings.

So far, the authorities have not commented on this horrible event, and it has not been confirmed whether the perpetrator was caught.

This event adds to the wave of violence that is affecting the country, which is undergoing the worst economic and social crisis in decades.

However, the government claims that crime is decreasing on the Island, even though it acknowledges that the population does not notice it. This perception is supported by the reports that daily appear on social media about thefts and all kinds of violent crimes.

Data released by the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) this week indicated that although the crime rate remained high at the end of August, incidents declined compared to the same period last year.

According to their statistics, which were not detailed, the provinces of Santiago de Cuba, Granma, Ciego de Ávila, Cienfuegos, and Sancti Spíritus reported the highest figures for crimes.

"Although progress is being made in some issues and indicators, the people still do not see the results, and that is what we are working for. However, some trends reflect that the confrontation is starting to yield a result, but this will be evident when the people can perceive it," said Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz.

"If we continue to increase the fight, we could reach the moment when we start to see, noticeably, the decrease in crimes and illegalities," he added.