Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Stabbing Another to Death in Las Palmas de Herrera

A Santo Domingo Oeste court sentenced Yoenli Amalfi Figuereo Joran for a killing that took place in October 2025. The Public Ministry had asked for 30 years.

The Fourth Collegiate Court of Santo Domingo Oeste sentenced Yoenli Amalfi Figuereo Joran to 20 years in prison for the death of José Amable Miguel Fernández. The ruling was handed down this Monday, according to the Dominican Republic's Attorney General's Office (Procuraduría General de la República).

The crime took place on October 20, 2025, at the victim's home on Santa Lucía street, in the Las Palmas de Herrera sector. According to the Public Ministry's indictment, Figuereo Joran arrived around 8:00 a.m., entered the room where Fernández was, and attacked him with a knife. According to the prosecution, the two had personal problems.

The autopsy report found that Fernández suffered 14 wounds, mainly to the hemithorax and the side of the body. One injury hit the left lung and caused internal bleeding that led to his death.

The investigation was led by prosecutor Manuel Medrano. Prosecutors Brenda Reyes, Matti Noboa and Nicasio Pulinario represented the Public Ministry during the trial. According to the prosecution, the acts violate articles 295 and 304, paragraph II, of the Dominican Penal Code, and articles 83 and 86 of Law 631-16 on the control and regulation of weapons, ammunition and related materials.

The court, made up of Julio Aybar, Sandra Josefina Cruz and Clara Joselyn Rivera Franco, imposed 20 years in prison, less than the 30 years the Public Ministry had requested.