Sunday, July 5th, 2015. BMG: Police have detained a 55 year old man of Punta Gorda Town pending investigation into the death of Juana Alberta Cowo Cardinez, 29.
Cardinez’s body was discovered by police around 7:15 Friday morning on the bedroom floor in her apartment at the corner of King and Jose Maria Nunez Streets in town. It appeared to be partially decomposed with stab injuries to the neck and head.
A post mortem was conducted on Ms. Cowo’s body later that same day and it was determined that Hypovolemic Shock, caused by stab wounds to the neck region was the cause of her death.