Emily's Story: Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks Out

Emily shares her traumatic experience of domestic violence at the hands of Santiago Martínez. After a violent relationship, she finally feels justice has been served with his arrest.


Emily's Story: Domestic Violence Survivor Speaks Out

Emily Ceco and her lawyer, Roberto Castillo, were interviewed on the show Intrusos following the arrest of Santiago Martínez, her ex-partner. The young woman detailed that during the relationship, Santiago was insecure, and any action on her part that did not make him feel secure bothered him. Despite this, he expressed his love and apologized to her while crying.

Santiago's family was aware of the situation, and even when Emily tried to contact his mother to retrieve her cats, she mentioned that the matter could be resolved within the family. Emily felt that justice was finally served upon seeing Santiago arrested, as she feared for her life had things continued in the same way.

The young woman noted that after making her complaint public, other girls reached out to her to share that they had experienced aggressive behavior from Santiago. Emily described the relationship as always violent and mentioned that even a fellow cast member from the reality show where they met came forward as a witness in the case.

In her testimony, Emily revealed that her ex-partner was a "snake charmer" who deceived others with his appearance. The situation had a significant impact on her family, causing her mother to become unwell and making her father break down in tears upon hearing what had happened.

Emily's lawyer emphasized that since the complaint, the young woman has had no contact with Santiago and that they have 80 pages of evidence supporting her accusations, including prior injuries and considering the incident as attempted homicide. The young woman admitted to having difficulty sleeping, with nights interrupted by nightmares due to the violence suffered during the relationship.