Mexican authorities make arrest in killing of Canadian man in seaside town | 24CA News
Mexican authorities say they’ve made an arrest within the killing of a Quebec man earlier this month within the Pacific coast seashore city of Puerto Escondido.
The Oaxaca state legal professional normal issued an announcement on Friday saying an arrest warrant was executed for a person in Puerto Escondido recognized solely by his initials in reference to the murder of Victor Masson.
Prosecutors say Victor Masson was discovered useless in his automotive on May 15 in a neighbourhood the place few vacationers keep.
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The assertion didn’t define any particular fees and stated {that a} choose would determine subsequent steps for the accused.
Prosecutors stated Masson was discovered useless in his automotive on May 15 in a neighbourhood the place few vacationers keep.
A couple of days after the slaying, authorities stated in one other assertion that Masson’s killing stemmed from an altercation with folks he had met the earlier evening over an unpaid bar tab at a neighborhood institution.
A senior prosecutor for the area stated Masson had been visiting Oaxaca along with his Mexican girlfriend, arriving only a day earlier than the killing.
Prosecutor Bernardo Rodriguez Alamillo stated Masson went to a restaurant-bar in a zone often known as “El adoquin” in Puerto Escondido by himself whereas his girlfriend attended an occasion with folks she knew.
Rodriguez Alamillo stated the investigation revealed that Masson met 4 folks — two males and two girls — on the institution. When it got here time to pay the invoice, there was an altercation between the sufferer and the folks he’d met.
The prosecutor stated after leaving, Masson known as 9-1-1 to report he had been robbed. He was discovered useless the following day.
Masson, 27, hails from the province’s Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean area north of Quebec City.
His household confirmed his demise in an announcement after the killing.
“You will understand that Victor Masson’s family is in shock and that members learned of the death through the media,” the assertion learn, including relations would chorus from any remark in order to not hurt the investigation.
A spokesman for the household didn’t reply to a request for touch upon Saturday.
–with information from Alessia Maratta, Global News
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