San Fernando police arrest suspect in fatal femicide

Authorities in San Fernando, Apure, have arrested Manuel Evangelisto Padilla Corrales for the femicide of his partner, 27-year-old Karleanny Campos Pulido.

Campos was attacked with a knife in the El Recreo parish while she was out purchasing food for her four children. Her body was later discovered in a lagoon in the Las Palmitas sector.

Following a rapid police operation and intelligence provided by family members, the Bolivarian Police of Apure intercepted Padilla Corrales near Caramacate. He has been transferred to the custody of the Ninth Prosecutor's Office of the Public Ministry to face charges under the Organic Law on the Right of Women to a Life Free of Violence.