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Autopsy Confirms Manual Strangulation of Teen in Frías as Femicide Charge Is Weighed

Police are reviewing seized phones, security video, witness accounts following a detainee's reported remark 'it got out of hand'.

Overview

  • The body of Emilse Camila Barrera was found in a vacant lot near Route 157 in Frías by a 63-year-old passerby on Sunday morning.
  • A man identified as Raúl P. is in custody after admitting he met the victim, with local reports quoting him as saying "se me fue la mano."
  • Forensic results reported to media state death by manual strangulation with a fractured hyoid bone, consistent with visible injuries to the face and neck.
  • Investigators executed searches in Banda Verde, Eliseo Fringes and Villa Paulina, seizing cell phones, and media report the victim’s device was recovered at the suspect’s home.
  • Prosecutors opened a homicide case while evaluating the femicide aggravating factor, and two other people who had recent contact with the victim are under investigation.