Ecuador: U.S. Expat Brutally stabbed to death in his residence by assailant, wife injured

Posted on March 7, 2019 • Filed under: Crime, Ecuador, Ecuador Emergency

UPDATE TO MURDER OF U.S. EXPAT AND ASSAULT OF HIS WIFE (MARCH 6, 2019.

According to diario expreso Robert S. Almquist and his wife Marcia Miller Almquist were in their residence on Saturday evening in La Armenia (Quito) Ecuador. They did not set the alarm to the house and Mrs. Almquist after midnight was alerted to a light on in the bathroom. Mr. Almquist found a man hiding in the bathroom and a struggle between the two ensued. The victim was stabbed in the lung and the thorax. The assailant also injured the hand of the wife. She then hid and locked herself in a room. When she believed the assailant had left, she exited the residence and sought help from neighbors. However, nothing could be done to save Mr. Almquist.

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On Sunday a search around the residence discovered a knife and the police reviewed security cameras and identified the suspect. He was then apprehended by police when he attempted to sell some of the stolen items in a commercial center. The alleged murderer is identified as a Venezuelan national. Press Reader

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