First lawsuit filed over DR nightclub disaster

Relatives of a police officer who died in the Jet Set club roof collapse are seeking manslaughter charges against the venue's owners

News By James Hanley | 17 April 2025

The late Rubby Pérez © Imagenes Dominicanas & Reynaldo Brito

The first lawsuit has been filed against the owners of the Jet Set nightclub over the disaster that killed at least 231 people in the Dominican Republic.

More than 400 people were inside the club in Santo Domingo for a merengue concert by 69-year-old singer Rubby Pérez, who was among the victims when the roof collapsed in the early hours of 8 April.

Interior minister Faride Raful told reporters that 189 people had been pulled alive from the rubble, while a dozen…

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