The body of Adonis Acosta Fernández, a young man from the community of Guanina Núñez in the municipality of Mayarí, Holguín province, was found buried by the riverbank in the neighboring municipality of Sagua de Tánamo, days after his family reported him missing on social media.
According to information shared by communicators on Facebook, Adonis had been missing for three days when his loved ones started posting his photo and contact numbers in groups like "Revolico Mayarí," desperately seeking information about his whereabouts.
The outcome was tragic. Adry Díaz was one of the first to report the news of the discovery: "The same story of violence repeats itself, murder for money leaving 2 innocent children orphaned. The boy was found in Sagua de Tánamo, buried by the riverbank. I won't provide many details out of respect for the family, but he was killed with great cruelty."
The motive for the crime appears to be money theft, according to reports circulating on social media.
Adonis leaves behind two minor children.
Regarding those responsible, Díaz noted that "the suspects are in custody," although this fact has not been independently confirmed.
The independent media NiO Reporting a Crime confirmed the discovery and warned that "the authorities have not provided official information regarding the circumstances of the incident, the motive for the crime, or the identity of the alleged perpetrators."
Family members, friends, and neighbors demand that the case be investigated thoroughly until everything that happened is fully clarified and that those involved are brought to justice.
The case is not isolated. Mayarí has a history of violent incidents that have generated increasing alarm among its population. In December 2023, another young man from Mayarí was found dead with signs of violence under similar circumstances: Eugenio García Domínguez, 25 years old, had been reported missing before being discovered lifeless in Arroyo Hondo.
In January 2024, the municipality experienced a surge of violence that left at least three young people stabbed in a single weekend. In June 2025, there was a reported attempted crime against a farmer who was targeted for over 300,000 Cuban pesos. And in June 2026, Holguín was once again shaken by the discovery of a corpse in a river.
The pattern that emerges in these cases includes young victims, an economic motive, and a complete absence of official statements from Cuban authorities, which forces citizens to rely on social media as the only channel to report and demand justice.
Adry Díaz summed up the feelings of the community with a phrase that reflects the accumulated despair: "The reality in Mayarí has surpassed any fiction."
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