LIMA, PERU – NOVEMBER 8, 2026 20-year-old student Yestelin Ketty Torres Común was found dead on an isolated property in the Chuquitanta area of the San Martín de Porres district in Lima. Her body was discovered by her friends after they noticed unusual movement in her shared WhatsApp location. The case became an investigation into suspected femicide and sexual violence.
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- Yestelin Ketty Torres Común
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- Daniel Sebastián Chahuayo Yauri
Yestelin was studying audiovisual communication and was in her sixth semester of university. In her free time, she helped her mother at a sales stall selling cleaning supplies so she could finance her education.
On Saturday, November 7, she attended a social gathering in the Los Olivos area. Among those present was 28-year-old Daniel Sebastián Chahuayo Yauri, who reportedly claimed that he was celebrating his birthday. After the gathering ended, he offered to take Yestelin home on his motorcycle.
However, the young woman never made it home. On Sunday, at around 4:50 a.m., she shared her live location in a group chat with her friends. One of them later noticed that her location was showing an isolated property near a wall in Chuquitanta instead of indicating that she was heading toward her residence.
Her friends therefore went to the location and began searching for her. They eventually found her lifeless body on the abandoned property. Daniel Sebastián Chahuayo Yauri was also nearby and was subsequently arrested by police. According to available reports, his motorcycle was also found at the scene.
The investigation revealed further serious circumstances. According to Peruvian media, the autopsy determined that the cause of death was mechanical asphyxiation and confirmed that the young woman had suffered sexual violence before her death. An object associated with the footwear of the arrested man was reportedly found around her neck. The exact circumstances of the attack remain under investigation.
The suspect denies responsibility. According to media reports, he claimed that he had been taken to the location against his will after being kidnapped and threatened with a weapon. Before that, he had reportedly told Yestelin’s friends through WhatsApp that he had already safely taken her home.
Further testimonies also pointed to possible previous incidents. Her friends stated that approximately a year before the tragedy, Chahuayo Yauri had allegedly taken Yestelin to a hotel against her will, from which she managed to escape. An investigative Peruvian website also published information about two earlier reports involving suspected sexual harassment and inappropriate contact. However, according to the published documents, neither case proceeded to court.
On November 11, 2026, a court ordered nine months of pretrial detention for Daniel Sebastián Chahuayo Yauri. He is being investigated on suspicion of femicide and sexual violence. No final judgment establishing his guilt has been issued.
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