Colombian justice puts an end to the murder case of Alessandro Coatti, the Italian biologist killed in Santa Marta last April. After months of intensive investigations and collaboration between Colombian police and Italian investigators, he was arrested. Uber Etilvio Torres García, the young man who allegedly lured Coatti into a trap through a dating app.
The arrest, which took place in the Las Vegas neighborhood of Santa Marta, closes the circle on the seven members of the gang responsible for the crime.
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As reported by WeatherUber allegedly arranged the meeting with Coatti by pretending it was a romantic date. In reality, it was the first step in a criminal plan orchestrated by the gang, which had already been fully identified. The colonel Jaime Rios, commander of the Santa Marta Metropolitan Police, praised the investigators' work, emphasizing that the capture of the seventh member represents "an act of justice owed to Alessandro Coatti's family and the Italian people." A case that has shocked two countries and which, with this latest arrest, finally finds its judicial conclusion—restoring the dignity of a full truth to the biologist's memory.
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Alessandro Coatti's situation is truly tragic, but it's good that justice has finally been served. We hope this arrest brings some comfort to his family and all those who knew him. Cooperation between police forces is important.