Peruvian authorities say Ysidro Kagami Fujimori, the 67-year-old first cousin of President Keiko Fujimori, was found dead over the weekend inside his home in La Molina, an upscale residential district of Lima, Peru’s capital.
The discovery came after neighbors alerted police that they had not seen him in at least two weeks, prompting officers to check on his welfare. According to local media reports citing police sources, his body showed no signs of violence, suggesting the death was not the result of an assault.
Kagami Fujimori was the son of Juana Fujimori, a sister of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who led the country from 1990 to 2000 and remains one of Peru’s most polarizing political figures. That makes the deceased a first cousin of the current head of state, Keiko Fujimori, Alberto’s daughter, who took office as Peru’s president.
Investigators are still working to determine the exact cause of death, and further details are expected as the police inquiry continues. The case has drawn attention in Peru given the family’s prominent role in the country’s politics over the past three decades.
For more details on this developing story, read the full report from El Tiempo.
Source: Hallan sin vida en su domicilio a Ysidro Kagami Fujimori, primo de Keiko Fujimori, presidenta de Perú (eltiempo.com). English version produced with AI assistance.
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