U.S. Expat Murdered in Ecuador, victim of Home Invasion

Posted on April 15, 2017 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

FOUR ASSAILANTS ENTER HOME WITH FIREARMS, WIFE OF EXPAT, DOMESTIC AT HOME, ALARM ACTIVATED

elcomercio.com (machine translated) reported An American expat was murdered Friday night, April 14, 2017, during an assault on his house located in the Ramos sector of the La Paz community of the Nabón canton in Azuay

According to preliminary reports, 76-year-old David Albert Senechalle received at least three shots. Victor Tacuri, president of the Parish Council of Las Nieves, to which the Ramos sector belongs , reported that Senechalle was with his wife and a domestic employee when four individuals entered the house and threatened them with firearms. The parish leader reported that, upon hearing the shots, the victim’s wife hid in the bathroom; While the employee was threatened during the assault. The house had an alarm system that apparently was deactivated by the suspects. From what is known, so far, the assailants took computers, cameras, jewelry and other goods . The Dinased and the Prosecutor’s Office are investigating the respective investigations. For these sectors there are some houses and fifths of North Americans, counted Fabián Chucuri, councilman of Nabón. Tacuri reported that the assault occurred between 19:30 and 20:00 on Friday, April 14. There is concern in the residents because it is the first time a murderer has been registered in the sector . “Some people say that La Paz is a red zone, it is not like that, there are people who come from other places”. It is known that the assailants fled in two vehicles, while the body of the deceased entered the Forensic Center in Cuenca. Read Article

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