The investigation into the death of Romina Celeste Núñez, whose body has not yet been located, could have a significant breakthrough in the coming hours. The key lies in an "organic fragment" that was located on a beach in Costa Teguise and that could correspond to the young woman's body, although for the moment we are awaiting forensic tests to clear up any doubts as to whether it is human or animal remains.
The discovery actually occurred more than two weeks ago, on January 5, when Romina's disappearance had not even been reported. The person who found it was someone who works on that beach and at the time thought it belonged to an animal, so they placed it in a container. However, when days later they learned through the media about the news of Romina's disappearance and later the search that had begun on the island's coastline, they decided to notify the Civil Guard.
Although more than ten days had passed by then, the agents were able to recover it, as it was in a construction container that had not been emptied. Now, the tests by the Forensic Anatomist are the ones that must first confirm whether what was found is actually of human nature.
Could have been dragged by the sea
The area where this "organic fragment" appeared would at least partially fit with the confession made by Romina's husband, Raúl Díaz Cachón, who stated that he disposed of the young woman's body at different points along the island's coast. And one of the points he pointed out was the Los Ancones area, also in Costa Teguise and a short distance from the place where these remains appeared, which could have been dragged there by the sea.
In both Los Ancones and Los Hervideros, which was the other area pointed out by the detainee, agents were searching for the body with specialized divers between January 14 and 16, although they finally decided to temporarily suspend the search, coinciding with the notice given by the person who made this discovery on a beach in Costa Teguise.
"I don't think I'll live to tell the next one"
Meanwhile, agents are continuing with other open fronts of the investigation, to try to determine how the young woman died and to find new indications about her husband's participation. And it is that although Raúl Díaz Cachón confessed to having disposed of Romina's body, he denied having taken her life, assuring that he found her dead upon returning home after having left during New Year's Eve in the middle of an argument.
However, both the investigators and the investigating judge in this case consider that there are indications that he was the perpetrator of the crime. In fact, the magistrate ordered his provisional imprisonment, charging him with a crime of homicide or murder - yet to be determined based on the progress of the investigation - as well as another of habitual mistreatment.
Among other things, there is a complaint from Romina against her husband just two days before their wedding, last August, and investigators have also been able to confirm that she went to the Molina Orosa hospital three days before dying. However, despite going to the emergency room, the waiting time she spent there meant that she finally decided to leave without being seen. "This one almost killed me, I don't think I'll live to tell the next one," Romina wrote that day to someone close to her, in a Whatsapp conversation that agents have had access to.
