Tragic incident in Santiago de Cuba: teenager loses her life, and her boyfriend is identified as a suspect

A teenager was fatally stabbed by her partner early this morning in Santiago de Cuba, in the Hoyo de Chicharrones area of the municipal seat.

The young woman was named Deyanira and identified herself on Facebook as La Negrita'h Lakers.

"According to his social media, he will turn 15 next month, although some people say he was 16, a piece of information I have not confirmed," said independent journalist Yosmani Mayeta Labrada when reporting the incident.

The perpetrator of the crime is named Álvaro Luis Santos Aguilera (Negrito de Los Låkêrs on Facebook), and is presumably 20 years old. He is already in custody.

Yosmani Mayeta shared on Facebook the testimony of a close acquaintance of the victim, who recounted that it all happened because of another young woman named Chanelis, who pretended to be a friend of the murdered girl while actually being involved with her boyfriend.

"Upon finding out, she went to the girl's house to confront her. Álvaro began hitting Deyanira outside her house, and then he stabbed her," he detailed.

"Out of sheer boldness, he took her to the municipal polyclinic and told the doctors that if anything happened to her, he would kill one of them. Dr. Anisia then replied, 'After you have already killed her.' He took off running," he added.