Caso Ciro Castillo

López, born 6 October 1986, is a university student at the Agraria University in La Molina, Lima, Peru. On April 4, 2011, during a field trip to Colca Canyon, she and her boyfriend, Ciro CastilloRojo became lost.[1] She was found alive on April 13, 2011[2] but her boyfriend was not with her. After an intensive search a body was found on October 16 in a deep ravine in the area where Rosario hadindicated Ciro was likely to be. On October 26, 2011 the body was officially determined to be that of Ciro and that the cause of death had been severe traumatic shock due to a fall.
According to theDistrict Attorney of Arequipa, Rosario Ponce is the prime suspect in the case[3] and additional interviews with the DA have been scheduled.
One of the facts of the case is that Ciro was walkingwithout his sneakers at the time of the fall, which has aroused suspicions of foul play. Personnel from the Lima Branch of Homocides began searching for those sneakers on November 8, 2011.[4]
The autopsyresults indicate that Ciro did not die immediately following his fall, rather that he likely suffered for some 8 hours before death overtook him. As a result of the fall he fractured his arm,collarbone, skull and four ribs on the right side of his body.[5] The forensic opinion is that Ciro must have fallen on his own without the interference of third parties. His garments were torn, and hispersonal effects (scarf, cap, and lighter) were scattered, which supports this theory. If Ciro had been pushed or thrown, the lesions would have been more traumatic. "From such a height, one literallybursts," the report indicated. In a similar vein forensic experts met with District Attorney Rosario Lozada in early January to formally ratify that Ciro died "due to an accidental fall."[6] The finalforensic report of the Ministry of the Public was released in mid-March 2012 confirming that Ciro died of a slip "due to not carrying adequate equipment for his trip through the Arequipan valley"[7] and...