The body of a teenage was found cut up in pieces and put in bags at a water treatment plant.
Staff discovered Fabiola Alejandra Caicedo Piña’s remains.
She was identified thanks to her distinctive tattoos, including the phrase “Love me for who I am” in English on her arm.
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Tragic Fabiola was a keen TikToker – where she posted videos of herself dancing and posing – and had just shy of 5,000 followers.
Her final video on the platform – where she went by the nickname “China Baby” – was posted on 5 June.
Two days later, her cousin reported her missing.
Fabiola’s remains were found in the El Agustino district of Lima, Peru, on 9 June, as reported by Need To Know.
Police say she may have been strangled before being dismembered.
One motive under consideration is revenge by the family or close circle of her ex-boyfriend, who died in 2022 in unclear circumstances.
Fabiola – originally from Barquisimeto, Venezuela – left her country in 2022, when she was 16.
She was accompanied by her then-boyfriend Mayner Yoffrey Giménez Castrillo, who is 21 years older than her.
Their journey – according to Fabiola’s family – was voluntary but illegal.
Once in Lima, they lived together in a rental flat in the Huaycán district, where – months later – Mayner was found dead.
His death was ruled as suicide, but his family never believed this version.
They accuse Fabiola and an alleged Venezuelan lover of being behind his demise.
Despite this, she was never formally investigated and continued her life in Lima working at nightclubs and bars.
Some reports say the area where she worked is controlled by Venezuelan mafiosi, who had threatened to make her “pay” for Mayner’s death.
It is alleged that she had been recruited by a faction of the criminal organisation Antitren, which provided her with protection.
Police believe that on the night before her death, she was lured away from a party under false pretences.
Some reports say she was tortured – with cigarette burns on her legs and feet – before being killed.
Her remains were allegedly dumped into the Rímac River and ended up at the water treatment plant.
Detectives are still reviewing CCTV footage and gathering statements from those who knew Fabiola.
There have been no arrests yet, but local media say key breakthroughs are expected in the coming days.
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