Licet Dayani Salda a Bastidas was discovered with signs of violence, a shaved head, and her limbs tied up – she was identified from a tattoo of her own name that was on her back
Licet was found on the side of a road(Image: Jam Press)
A young woman who had not been seen for eight years has been found after her naked body was dumped at the side of a road. The body of 21-year-old Licet Bastidas was discovered with signs of violence and a shaved head. She also had her hands and feet tied up.
She was identified from a tattoo of her own name that was on her back, and was found on the Pan-American Highway near the city of Barranca, in Peru, on May 10. She was from the rural town of Algeciras in Colombia and her family have no idea how she ended up in Peru after her disappearance from her hometown in 2017.
She had been missing for eight years(Image: Jam Press)
Her mother Clemencia is appealing for help in getting her daughter’s body repatriated so they can hold a funeral service for her back in Colombia.
The authorities in Algeciras have been informed of the situation and are in discussion with their Peruvian counterparts about organising the repatriation. In certain cases, the Colombian Foreign Ministry may offer to repatriate the remains of nationals who die abroad when the family does not have the finances to do so.
Clemencia said: “She was a native daughter of Algeciras, and I want to bring her here. But I don’t have the resources, it’s an unexpected tragedy.” The Peruvian investigation into Licet’s death is ongoing.
She was found on the Pan-American Highway near the city of Barranca, Peru(Image: Jam Press)
In November, the Mirror reported a woman tragically died in front of her heartbroken husband after she was struck by lightning while on a holiday mountain hike in Peru.
Gabriela Daiana Basallo, 32, from Argentina, was hiking in the Red Valley, known for its unique orange and red-coloured mountainous landscape, in Peru’s Cusco region when she was hit by lightning and killed.
Her husband Samuel Andres Sierra, a Chilean national, was left seriously injured. Rescuers found Gabriela’s body covered in burns after the accident, which took place on on November 12, according to the police.
They had been returning down a mountain after a hike when the lightning bolt struck Gabriela. Her partner was rushed to hospital where he is receiving medical treatment. Gabriela’s body was transferred to a morgue for autopsy, with the public prosecutor’s office investigating the incident.
The Red Valley is known for its rugged terrain and unpredictable weather, with frequent snowfall and rain.
