No matter from which angle we look at the case of gender-based violence involving the confessed killer of Andrea Ruiz Costas, Miguel Ocasio Santiago, who allegedly committed suicide in a maximum-security institution, everything continues to indicate that Puerto Rico has a system marked by impunity and lack of transparency. The death of the aggressor/killer does not bring justice to Andrea, nor does it signify the end of the problem of gender-based violence suffered by survivors in Puerto Rico. On the contrary, it plunges the country, and particularly the survivors, into a state of frustration, fear, and uncertainty.
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