By The Star Staff
Vannesa Lynmar Martínez García, 22, a resident of Santa Isabel who had been reported missing, was found dead at 6:30 p.m. Saturday along with a man who authorities suspect killed her at a residence on Calle Infanta in Ponce’s Valle Real Urbanization in Ponce.
Martínez García, a graduate student in psychology and law at Catholic University in Ponce, was last seen last Tuesday in the southern coastal city.
According to the preliminary report, the agents found the body of the woman with several gunshot wounds inside a residence.
Police also found the body of Rubén Antonio Pagán Banchs, 36, with a bullet wound in the head.
Tools exist for victims of gender violence, as well as patterns of abuse or mistreatment, authorities said. Citizens can call the police or the Office of the Women’s Advocate if they are the victim of violence or know someone who is.
Confidential assistance is available with the police at (787) 792-6734 or (787) 343-2020, as well as the Office of the Women’s Advocate at (787) 722-2977.
Deborah Maldonado, president of Kilometers of Change, said Sunday in response to the news of the killing of Martínez García that it was time for femicides to end in Puerto Rico.
“To men, if you find yourself angry with your partner, look for help, look for a social worker or a psychologist,” she said. “Now is the time for women to stop dying in their own homes.”
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