Missing babysitter in Milano: partner arrested on murder charges

The Prosecutor's Office Milano has ordered the arrest of Pablo Gonzalez Rivas, accused of voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse against his partner. The images from the cameras show him dragging a suspicious bag. The woman's body has not yet been found.

The disappearance of Jhoanna Nataly Quintanilla Valle, 40, babysitter originally from El Salvador, has turned into a case of alleged femicide. The night between January 24th and 25th, the woman disappeared from his home to Milano. After days of investigations, the Prosecutor's Office arrested the partner, Pablo Gonzalez Rivas, 48 ​​years old, accusing him of aggravated voluntary homicide, suppression and concealment of a corpse.

Gonzalez was summoned to the Prosecutor's Office for questioning, but he availed himself of the right to remain silent. After the arrest, he was transferred to San Vittore prison.

Clues from surveillance cameras

A crucial element for the investigation is represented by the footage from the video surveillance camerasThe images show the man leaving his home in the Bocconi area on the night of January 25, dragging a heavy bag with difficultye. Investigators suspect that the woman's lifeless body was inside.

From the analyzed frames it emerges that Gonzalez would have left the apartment several times between 2 and 3 in the morning with the bag, visibly heavier than when he had been filmed a few hours earlier with the same object. At 3:32 he was immortalized returning without taking anything with him.

A late report and attempts to divert attention

Her partner reported Jhoanna missing only on January 31, six days after the woman had disappeared.. Before the formal complaint, the 40-year-old's employer had already reported the babysitter's disappearance to the police, having become suspicious of the woman's unjustified absence.

During the complaint, Gonzalez said that he found the house empty when he woke up, suggesting that the woman had run away for personal reasons linked to emotional distress and worries about renewing the residence permit. However, Investigators found many contradictions in his story.

Latest messages 

The last message sent from Jhoanna's phone is from 00:39 on January 25, but gInvestigators suspect that it was not written by her, but by her partner, when the woman may already be dead. Subsequent messages from a friend were read, but never responded to.

The hypothesis of Gonzalez's double life is being examined by investigators, even if there is still no certainty about any parallel relationships or passionate motives that may have led to the tragic epilogue.

The investigators' next moves

The couple's house was placed under seizure, and in the In the next few days, in-depth inspections will be carried out to look for traces useful for reconstructing the modalities of the crime.. Law enforcement is also searching waterways and wooded areas in the Milan area, looking for Jhoanna's body.

Gonzalez remains in prison in San Vittore, accused of aggravated voluntary homicide and concealment of a corpse. The authorities are evaluating all precautionary measures, highlighting the danger of escape and tampering with evidence.