The man arrested for the murder of Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte in Mexico confesses to the crime: “It’s what I have to do”
The police have arrested El Trompas in Cuautla, the same town where he attacked the 21-year-old to steal her phone. The exchange student's father is in Mexico to repatriate the body.
Mexican police have arrested Francisco Javier N, alias El Trompas, in Cuautla, Morelos state, on suspicion of murdering Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte. The 21-year-old student was killed on Saturday night in Cuautla, where she had travelled for a medicinal plant event. The suspect has confessed to the crime, and Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares has confirmed this. Claudia Tacoronte was a exchange student at the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos.
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