WILLEMSTAD – The Curaçao Police Force (KPC) has issued a clarification regarding the second suspect arrested in connection with the murder investigation at Playa Jeremi, confirming that the 21-year-old man was detained during an operation on Tebenkweg alongside four other individuals.
According to police, the second suspect in the Playa Jeremi murder case has been identified by his initials as L.Y., a 21-year-old man born in Curaçao.
He was arrested on Tebenkweg during an operation in which police initially detained five individuals.
However, authorities emphasized that not all five individuals were suspects in the Playa Jeremi murder investigation.
Of the four other people detained during the operation, two were wanted in connection with separate criminal investigations.
Police identified these suspects by their initials as R.V. and L.J., explaining that arrest warrants had already been issued against them in connection with other cases.
The remaining two individuals were questioned by investigators and subsequently released.
The clarification was issued to distinguish the second arrest in the Playa Jeremi murder investigation from the other arrests carried out during the same police operation.
Authorities confirmed that L.Y. is the individual considered the second suspect in the murder case, while the arrests of R.V. and L.J. relate to unrelated investigations.
Police did not disclose further information about the specific allegations against the two suspects arrested in the other cases.
The statement also did not provide additional details about the evidence linking L.Y. to the Playa Jeremi killing or his alleged role in the incident.
The investigation into the Playa Jeremi murder remains ongoing.
Police have not announced whether additional arrests are expected or when further information about the case will be released.