Justice secretary clarifies status of key witness in Aibonito murder case

Justice Secretary Lourdes Gómez Torres By The Star Staff Justice Secretary Lourdes Gómez Torres confirmed earlier this week that Miriathny Dialyan Avilés Rodríguez, a witness in the murder case of Gabriela Nicole Pratts Rosario, is not in state custody but has expressed no desire to return home. Avilés Rodríguez’s mother, Sheila Rodríguez Torres, filed a habeas corpus petition on Tuesday seeking her daughter’s release after the young woman appeared at a police station in response to an Amber...