A source from the Santander Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that Interpol captured Bárbara Ysabel Díaz Boutto, 23, and her boyfriend Franwill Jesús Vento in Caracas, Venezuela, who are wanted by Colombian authorities for the dentist’s murder. San Gil, Euripides Prada Vargas.
However, the Prosecutor’s Office will not rule on the case as an extradition request will be requested so that they can be prosecuted in Santander where the crime was committed. Read here: In Arjona: A gun attack has left a man dead and a woman injured
“The extradition process may take a long time, until they are in the country, we cannot charge them with the crimes, for now they remain in the custody of the Venezuelan government,” said a source from the Prosecutor’s Office.
The murder of the dentist Euripides Prada Vargas, who was 65 years old at the time of his murder, took place on December 13, 2019 in his office, in the municipality of San Gil, Santander.
Barbara Ysabel Díaz worked as a health professional’s secretary, but resigned a week before the murder. “She won the doctor’s trust because she was a very beautiful woman. “She knew about the accounts he managed,” said a close friend. Read here: 3-year-old girl learned to ride a bike and died in the middle of the shooting
Together with her boyfriend, Franwill Jesús Vento, they allegedly committed the crime. Days before the murder, he had come from Venezuela.
“His girlfriend called him and he came from the neighboring country. According to what they tell us, on the day of the murder, she waited for Euripides to be alone in the office, she waited for the new secretary to come out, and then she entered the office and told the doctor that her lover was sick. that she could treat him and then they killed him with a knife”, said an investigator of the case. Read here: The prosecution has seized assets in Bocagrande used for human trafficking
A security camera recorded the exit and entry of the couple, according to the investigation, they escaped with a large amount of money, jewelry and other valuables. A few days later, on Saturday, December 14, 2019, his family started searching and found him dead in the office.
One of the suspected killers, Franwill Jesús Vento, is currently Venezuela’s national surfing champion. At the time of his capture, he was with his partner, Bárbara Ysabel Díaz, in the apartment where they lived.
The extradition request is now pending so that the couple can be sentenced under Colombian law.