Neyba: Suspect detained after mother and daughter found decapitated

A man identified as “Timamá” has been detained following the discovery of a Haitian woman and her 11-year-old daughter, Rozmi and Achelie, dead in a construction site in the El Estero community of Neyba, Bahoruco.

The victims were found on a Sunday morning inside a building that had been secured with a padlock. A relative discovered the bodies through a window after noticing the victims had not returned home at their usual time. Authorities reported finding bloodstains on a mattress and throughout the structure.

The suspect was apprehended in the Las Cañitas community by local official Jacobo Cuevas Rivas and subsequently handed over to the National Police. According to reports, a bloody machete was recovered at the time of the arrest. The suspect reportedly admitted to the killings and claimed two other individuals were involved, though investigations are ongoing to confirm these details.