Dominican Discotheque Owners Jet Set Will Be Tried for Manslaughter

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Santo Domingo.— The judge of the First Court of the Instruction of the National District, Raymundo Mejía, in the order of opening to trial against Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, ordered the immobilization of the goods for up to 500 million pesos. The court accepted the inclusion of third parties civilly sued and their evidentiary elements. Among the entities and individuals mentioned are Investments NLS, S.R.L, Radio Cadena Comercial, S.R.L, dif…

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The brothers Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, owners of the discotheque Jet Set de Santo Domingo that collapsed on April 8, 2025 and left 236 people dead and 180 more injured, will face a trial for manslaughter, as requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office, and not for voluntary homicide, a petition made by the plaintiffs, according to a decision made by Dominican justice on Monday, June 15.

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The brothers Antonio and Maribel Espaillat, owners of the discotheque Jet Set de Santo Domingo that collapsed in April 2025 and left 236 people dead and 180 more injured, will be tried for manslaughter, as requested by the Public Ministry, and not for voluntary homicide, petition made by the plaintiffs, according to a decision made this Monday by the Dominican justice.

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Judge Reymundo Mejía Zorilla will begin issuing his decision at 10:00 a.m. this Monday regarding the preliminary hearing for siblings Antonio and Maribel Espaillat López, owners of the Jet Set nightclub, who are accused of the involuntary manslaughter of 236 people and injuries to more than 100 others. Mejía Zorilla, magistrate of the First Court of Instruction of the National District, will decide whether to send the case to trial or dismiss th…