Cuban Photography Student Shares Disturbing Encounter with Captured Spanish Fugitive
Yoselyn Garcรญa, a student in Havana, has come forward with a chilling account of her interaction with Martiรฑo Ramos Soto, a Spanish nationalโ recently captured inโ Cuba while wanted for aโฃ heinous crimeโค in Spain.Garcรญa detailed how Ramos, posing as a respectful โขand kind โฃindividual, initiated contact and proposed a photography session.
The โencounter began through social media, leading to a meetingโฃ near the University of Havana around 10:00 AM. Garcรญa stated she spent approximately twoโ hours with Ramos, finding him โขto be surprisingly affable, โฃa starkโข contrast to โhis status as a fugitive. Following the initial session, Ramosโค invited her โฃfor ice cream at a parlor located behind a museum.โข during this outing, he revealed he resided in โคthe El Vedado neighborhood and possessed sufficient financial resources โคto โremain in Cuba for an extended period.
Ramos subsequently โsuggested a second photography session, requesting a “Gothic” โtheme for Halloween imagery. He proposed Lenin Park asโ the location, describing a desire for a “ruined” and “deteriorated” backdrop to enhance the photos.While Garcรญa verbally agreed to the second โขsession, a concrete date was never arranged, and the meeting ultimately didโฃ not occur.
“I thank heaven that nothing โhappened to me, but โit could have happened,” Garcรญa confessed, expressing relief after learning Ramos’ true identity and the severityโ of his crimes. Upon discovering his criminal history through a โfriend,โ she immediately attempted to sever โคcontact and expressed deep regret forโข agreeing to โthe initial meeting. “I have this experience left for when any type of collaboration arises again,” she stated.
Garcรญa’s โขstory has resonated online, prompting other Cubanโข women to share similar experiences. One user reported being heavily harassed by Ramos,โ including attempts to photograph her in public places without her consent. Another stated he contacted her โคexpressing admiration forโ herโ appearance, but sheโ instinctively declined to respond due toโ a negative feeling.A third woman recountedโ a similar experience on Badoo, describing Ramos as “super kind and respectful.”
The case has sparked concern andโ a โwarning among Cuban internet users, with many advising caution when interacting with foreign nationals โขonline.โ “Cuban women, don’t trust foreigners โso much, unfortunately many see us as easy prey,” one commenter wrote.
Martiรฑo Ramos Sotoโฃ was added to the Spanish national Police’s list of ten most wanted fugitives on November 24th. He is currently held in provisional detention in Havana. while โhis capture has garnered notable attention in both Cuba and Spain, his extradition to spain is still pending, with the Spanish governmentโ pursuing โฃdiplomatic channels to ensure โhe serves his sentence there. Authorities are increasingly concerned about theโค duration of his time at large inโ Cuba and the potential number of individuals โขhe may have contacted under false pretenses.
Yoselyn Garcรญa’s โexperience serves as a cautionary tale, highlighting theโ risks young women face when connecting with strangers online.
