The murder of the Colombian model, just a few days after the Mexican influencer shot on live stream, triggers the conviction of the female

The murder of a 22-year model and influencing factor in Colombia sent shock waves through the country and lasted parallels to murder a Mexican influencer last week, which emphasizes the high female rates in Latin America.

Maria Jose Estupinan, a university student in Columbia's northeastern city of Cucuta, near the border between Venezuela, was killed on May 15, said Magda Victoria Acosta, President of the National Gender Commission of the Colombian Justice.

At a press conference, Acosta said that the suspect, who was disguised as a delivery man, shot Estupinan in her house when she opened the door.

“She was a young, enterprising woman with a whole life in front of her, but these dreams like the dreams of many women are cut in this country,” said Acosta.

Estupinan had been the victim of a case of domestic violence and wanted to receive compensation for it, added Acosta. She said the Commission sentenced the crime “very strongly” and would work to deliver justice.

The authorities examine the killing. CNN has contacted the Colombian national police and the public prosecutor to receive further information.

Estupinan's Facebook page showed photos of her travels and her daily life, including trips to New York and California and from it, which poses at the pool or in the gym.

The case has been widespread by local media and is spreading on social media. Many compared him to the shooting of 23-year-old beauty influencers Valeria Marquez in Mexico on May 13th. Just a few days before Estupinan's death, Marquez was killed by a male intruder during a live stream in a salon.

Officials in the Mexican state of Jalisco stated that Marquez 'death as a suspected female female to examine the murder of a woman or a girl for gender reasons.

While not all murders in which women are involved are female, many are. In 2020, a quarter of the female murders in Mexico were examined as female, with cases, according to Amnesty International in each of the 32 states of the country.

Acosta did not say whether Estupinan's death was a suspected femizine – but her killing emphasized the sheer extent of violence against women in Colombia.

According to the non -profit organization Human Rights Watch, gender -specific violence in the country is widespread, including armed groups. Survivors look for care or justice with many obstacles, and perpetrators are rarely held accountable, as the group found in their 2024 world report.

The national gender commission in Colombia has registered thousands of cases of gender and domestic violence, including high rates of sexual violence, neglect, abandonment and psychological violence, said Acosta.

Around 41 women were reported in Colombia between January and August last year – with 34 cases in Cucuta, where Estupinan lived, said Acosta. Many of the women were minors.

Northeast Colombia has been particularly volatile in the past few months, with a strong increase in the struggle between militant factions. In January, escalated violence in the Catatumbo region displaced tens of thousands of people, many of whom flocked to Cucuta, where Colombia's military used thousands of soldiers and special units.

Fernando Ramos contributed to this report.

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