Second case in less than a month: they arrest a man who set fire to a woman in Peru

During the first hours of this Friday, a woman was burned alive in a failed feminicide attempt. The attack took place in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, when a subject sprayed fuel on a 31-year-old street vendor

The man then put him on fire, as reported local media.

He was arrested this afternoon by the National Police and was identified as Esneider Estela, 22, who was living with the victim's sister, according to a press release from the Ministry of the Interior [19659004]. Suspected arrests of a woman badailant burned in #Cajamarca . ➡ https://t.co/v0aEkvq1PP pic.twitter.com/LLyRkNiUfT

– Mininter Peru (@MininterPeru) June 30, 2018

"This person is a partner of Mrs. Liliana Mendoza Alva , who is the sister of the victim, apparently the motive is that Mrs. Liliana Mendoza would have ended the relationship with this man in March and this person, however, in May threatened her and told her that will be remembered from him and give him where he hurts the most " said Colonel Luis Cancho to a local media.

The victim, named Juana Mendoza, remains hospitalized in According to the Ministry of Women and Vulnerable Populations of Peru, the Regional Hospital of Cajamarca suffered severe burns in 95% of his body.

Two cases per month

The case coincides Ágreda, who died at the beginning of this month after to be burned alive in a bus in Lima

The culprit, identified as Carlos Hualpa, declared before the court to have acted out of spite after being rejected by the woman.

The fact provoked multiple protests in Peru, so that after a second case, the country's president soon dismissed the attack and condemned the violence against women:

"My repudiation of this wild feminicide attempt in Cajamarca @PoliciaPeru has arrested the alleged aggressor and the victim is already being transferred to a hospital in Lima to continue his care Violence against women must stop!" The President tweeted.

My repudiation of this wild attempt at femicide in Cajamarca @PoliciaPeru arrested the alleged abuser and the victim are already transferred to a hospital in Lima to continue their care Violence against women must stop!

– Martín Vizcarra (@MartinVizcarraC) 30 June 2018

Minister #MauroMedina : "We recognize the work of @PoliciaPeru for the speedy arrest the alleged perpetrator of Juana Mendoza, in Cajamarca.We are fighting against violence against women. "

– Mininter Perú (@MininterPeru) June 30, 2018