A woman from Dawson Creek holidaying in Mexico is dead, and her Canadian boyfriend is in custody as a suspect in her murder.
The family has identified the victim as 23-year-old Kiara Agnew.
Agnew and her boyfriend were vacationing in the resort area of Playa del Carmen on the Mayan Riviera.
Local police say the man was taken into custody after the body of a woman was found with possible marks of violence.
The suspect hasn’t yet been identified.
Global Affairs Canada submitted the following statement to Vista Radio:
Global Affairs Canada is aware of the death of a Canadian citizen and the detention of another Canadian citizen in Mexico.
Consular officials are providing consular assistance to the families and are in contact with local authorities.
Due to privacy considerations, no further information can be disclosed.
A Go Fund Me Page to help bring Kiara home can be found here.
Policías de la SSPyT de Solidaridad aseguraron a una persona de origen extranjero por el posible delito de feminicidio, tras ser encontrada una mujer sin vida con posibles marcas de violencia en un hotel ubicado en la colonia Xcalacoco. pic.twitter.com/CoJc9S3zwf
— Seguridad Pública Solidaridad (@SSP_Solidaridad) March 3, 2023
– with files from Vista Radio newswire
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