Fugitive arrested 15 years after murdering Spanish teenager in Madrid

Peru's National Police arrested Cristian Hernán Yong Granadino on Friday in Lima, wanted by the Spanish courts for the murder of teenager Silvia Rodríguez Fernández in Leganés in 2010. The suspect had been on the run for fifteen years under a false identity.

Peru's National Police announced the arrest of **Cristian Hernán Yong Granadino**, known by the alias **Chuki**, near the **Alimentos Cielo** company in the Lima district of **Lurín**, at 2:00 p.m. local time on Friday. He was on Europol's list of the world's most wanted fugitives for the murder of **Silvia Rodríguez Fernández**, 16, who was killed on 10 November 2010 in **Leganés**, a town in the Madrid region of Spain.

## A relationship marked by abuse

According to the police statement, the victim met Granadino when she was 14 and he was 28. Those close to the young woman described the relationship as marked by abuse. In October 2010, weeks before the crime, Silvia decided to end it after enduring episodes of physical violence.

On the day of her murder, Silvia had lunch at home after returning from school and was last seen in the company of a friend. Her body was found the next day inside a suitcase in a rubbish container, discovered by a homeless person. DNA from the suspect was found at the crime scene.

## Flight to Lima on the day of the crime

The investigation established that Granadino had bought a plane ticket to **Lima**, his home city, in advance in order to flee on the same day as the murder. The **Interpol** red notice was issued on 16 November 2010, six days after the crime.

For fifteen years he evaded justice under a false identity in Peru. The arrest was carried out by the Directorate for the Investigation of Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling, with support from Interpol's National Central Bureaus in Lima, which verified that the fugitive was holding a false national identity document under a different surname. Peruvian police intensified observation, surveillance and tracking work until they located him.

## Biometric verification ends fifteen years on the run

The arrest was made possible through intelligence work and biometric verification, according to the official statement. The man was wanted by the Spanish courts and his name was among Europol's most wanted.

The crime caused great international shock at the time. The arrest in Lurín puts an end to a flight that lasted fifteen years and relied on false documents to hinder his location. Peruvian authorities have not yet given details on the timetable for his extradition to Spain.