Jorge Alfredo Minaya Garay, 46, was held by detectives from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate in connection with Monday’s gruesome discovery at his grandmother’s house in the Carabayllo district, less than an hour’s drive away. north of Lima, the capital.
Karla Xiomara Zelaya Godoy, 36, disappeared at the end of September during a vacation the couple was enjoying in her partner’s homeland.
Peruvian police confirmed that the mother of one, who lived in London with her confessed killer, was strangled after removing her body from the blue plastic sheet in which she had been wrapped and receiving the results of an autopsy. .
Minaya Garay was reportedly arrested after confessing to Erick, Karla’s brother who lives in the United States, that he had killed her in an emotional phone call and telling police what she had made of her.
Despite autopsy results suggesting Karla was strangled, a Peruvian police chief confirmed today that the murder suspect claimed his girlfriend died while he was trying to defend himself during a violent argument.
Glen García Chávez, head of the Peruvian National Police Missing Persons Unit, said: “He says they had an intense argument and she went to hurt him with a sharp weapon that he described as a knife.
He says he fought back by hitting her and she fell unconscious to the ground.
He also said investigators were looking into the possibility that Karla’s body was moved to the location where she was found.
The Peruvian police chief told local media: ‘It is something that is being investigated because we have to investigate what other places they have frequented and the possible transfer of her body.
‘Those facts have to be corroborated. It is not enough to say ‘I am the author of the crime’.
“It is something that has to be proven with all kinds of expert and testimonial evidence.”
Police in Peru are also said to be investigating the possibility that Minaya Garay did not act alone and was helped to bury his girlfriend’s body.
An audio recording of the murder suspect’s confession to Karla’s brother was played on Panamericana Televisión’s morning newscast ‘Buenos Días, Perú’.
Erick Zelaya fights back tears as he begs Minaya Garay over the phone: ‘Tell me where to find her body please, tell me where she is.’
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Karla’s boyfriend is heard replying: ‘I just called the police and told them I put it on land where my grandmother lives.
‘I feel terrible. I’m sorry for everything that’s happened. I don’t know why it happened. I can’t face seeing anyone.
Karla and Jorge visited various tourist spots in Peru, including Machu Picchu and the capital city of Lima, and shared images of their dream trip in a WhatsApp group.
Her last contact with her family was on September 22 while she was traveling in a taxi with her boyfriend.
The Honduran-Spanish national was previously employed by Pioneer Facilities Management and worked at the HMRC truck park in Ebbsfleet.
The company’s CEO, Mary-Hanne Pettit, said in a tribute after learning of her death: “Her heart was so full of love for her daughter and her family.”
“Karla will be sorely missed and her friends and family from her work are beside themselves with grief.
“Our love and prayers go out to Karla’s family at this very sad time.”
Confirming an arrest had been made, Kent Police said yesterday/Saturday in a statement: ‘Investigators from the Kent and Essex Serious Crime Directorate have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a woman in Peru.
‘With the help of the Metropolitan Police Service, a man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody in Kent.
“Officers are working closely with Peruvian authorities as part of this investigation.”
The police spokesman also called for anyone with “any information they think might help” to contact them.
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