Cubans on social media have identified the young mother who was fatally stabbed by her ex-partner in Holguín, as well as the perpetrator, who died shortly after the crime in a motorcycle accident while attempting to flee. The victim, Alianna Laborde Díaz, was a 32-year-old employee at the CUPET gas station on Gibara Road, where she was tragically killed.
The assailant, named Rafael Velázquez, had recently been released from prison for threatening his previous wife. Activist Lara Crofs revealed that Velázquez died minutes after the attack in an accident near San Andrés, on the same motorcycle he used to escape after inflicting over ten stab wounds on Alianna and severely injuring the shift manager who came to her aid.
Alianna, who worked as a gas station attendant, left behind a 12-year-old son. The heinous act has shocked the community of Holguín. Facebook user "La Tijera" detailed that Velázquez carried out the murder inside the gas station office, armed with a knife. The shift manager, trying to intervene, sustained injuries to his abdomen and arms.
One online commenter mentioned that the victim had an on-and-off relationship with Velázquez. Several people have refuted initial reports that Velázquez was the father of Alianna's child.
After committing the murder, the aggressor fled on his motorcycle. As he reached the exit of San Andrés, near the curve leading to the Loma de la Cruz viewpoint, he crashed into the facade of a house adjacent to the La Trinchera store. "It seems that, dazed by what had happened, he got on the motorcycle without paying attention to his driving, lost control on a bend, and ended up colliding with the front of a house," explained Pedro Domínguez, the moderator of the Facebook group "ACCIDENTES BUSES & CAMIONES por más experiencia y menos víctimas!".
Domínguez shared several photos illustrating the severity of the crash. Velázquez succumbed to his injuries at the hospital, having suffered a fatal blow to his head.
Key Details About the Tragic Incident in Holguín
Who was the victim of the stabbing in Holguín?
The victim was Alianna Laborde Díaz, a 32-year-old mother and gas station employee.
How did the perpetrator die?
Rafael Velázquez died in a motorcycle accident shortly after the crime, colliding with a house near San Andrés.
Did the killer have a criminal history?
Yes, Velázquez had recently been released from prison after serving time for threatening his former wife.