US EditionOwner of Dominican club whose roof collapsed and killed 236 is arrested along with his sister
- The roof of the Jet Set nightclub in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, collapsed during a concert on April 8, 2025, killing 236 people and injuring more than 180.
- The collapse followed warnings from a club employee and reports that the roof was in poor condition and had leaked for years without official inspection.
- Rescue crews arrived shortly after midnight, working nonstop for 53 hours to rescue 189 survivors amid the country's worst tragedy in decades involving prominent victims.
- Antonio Espaillat, the 59-year-old owner, and his sister Maribel were arrested on June 12 on manslaughter charges and accused of immense negligence and attempting to intimidate employees.
- The government began drafting mandatory inspection legislation, and over 50 lawsuits from victims' families have been filed, with authorities investigating the collapse including international experts.
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The Public Ministry arrested businessman Antonio Espaillat López and his sister Maribel Espaillat, owners of the Jet Set Club nightclub, on Thursday. They are formally accused of involuntary manslaughter following the collapse of the nightclub's roof, which left 236 dead and more than 180 injured.
By Jessica Hasbun, CNN en Español The owners of the Jet Set discotheque in the Dominican Republic were arrested more than two months after the collapse of the roof of the property, which caused the death of 231 people. The Public Prosecutor's Office reported on Thursday the arrest of Antonio Espaillat López and his sister Maribel Espaillat in connection with the incident, which occurred on April 8 in Santo Domingo. Espaillat arrived at the headq…
Sereno, wearing a bulletproof vest and without saying a word to the media. So Antonio Espaillat was arrested Thursday night in Santo Domingo. He and his sister Maribel Espaillat, owners of the Jet Set discotheque, where a collapse of the roof last April 8 caused the death of 236 people and injured 180, are charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office with manslaughter, a charge that carries a penalty of three months to two years in prison. From 21.…
Dominican nightclub owner arrested in deaths of 236 in roof collapse
The owner of a popular nightclub in the Dominican Republic is facing an involuntary homicide charge after 236 people died because the roof collapsed during a concert in April, prosecutors announced.
Two of the owners of the discotheque that collapsed in Santo Domingo two months ago were arrested on Thursday on the charge of manslaughter in a tragedy that caused 236 deaths.Read more]]>
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