The murder of the former beauty queen Monica Spear shocked Venezuela – and provoked a debate about the everyday violence in the country. Police have now arrested seven suspects, President Maduro believes in a contract killing.

The murder of the ex-beauty queen Monica Spear and her British boyfriend has shaken Venezuela: Hundreds of actors and authors demonstrated on Wednesday in the capital of Caracas to demand better protection from violent crime.

Spear , her boyfriend Thomas Henry Berry and their five year old daughter had been forcibly stopped on Monday night on a highway. Unknown Spear shot and Berry, her daughter survived with a gunshot wound in the leg.
Seven suspects have been arrested , the Venezuelan police , some of them underage. The murderers most likely assassin , President Nicolás Maduro said. It would point their action.

The crime can Maduro for a moment even closer together with his fiercest political opponents : opposition leader Henrique Capriles . For the first time since the disputed presidential election in April 2013, Maduro and Capriles shook hands . Together, they now want to develop a ” law of civil peace .”

Kidnappings and murders are everyday life in Venezuela, even celebrities are often affected . According to the NGO ” Venezuelan Violence Observatory ” remain unsolved murder nine out of ten cases. The murder rate in the South American country is one of the highest in the world .

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