Young Venezuelan dies of crime related to cryptocurrencies
Gustavo Torres was killed by a group of criminals who had kidnapped him, and who demanded 1.5 bitcoins for his release
Gustavo Torres was murdered in the municipality of Simón Bolívar, at the State of Zulia after being kidnapped and the captors demanded 1.5 bitcoin for his release.
The victim, who lived in the Taparito sector of the aforementioned municipality, was captured by criminal gangs when he was in the company of his family.
It was learned that after the kidnapping took place, the captors established contact with his relatives to demand the atypical sum for his release, but the kidnappers finally murdered him.
At first the kidnappers wanted 1.5 bitcoin to free Torres; however later they lowered this amount to 0.5 bitcoin.
It was learned that Torres’ family could barely raise about $ 3,000, but since they could not reach the total sum, they murdered him.
The authorities presume that those responsible for taking Gustavo Torres and then killing him could be some of the victim’s friends, due to the way they acted and the abnormal ransom request they were asking for his release.
K. Tovar
Source: La Voz
