The parents of Leslie Alejandra Cortéz Torres, a nursing student who was reported missing, confirmed this Thursday that the body found in a clandestine grave in the city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, is that of their daughter.
Through his lawyer, José Guzmán’s family asked for understanding and privacy to grieve.
They also thanked the media who asked for help in finding her while the authorities searched.
In advance: thank you very much for the media that supported us and for their understanding today they will officially deliver the body of our daughter and of course we thank you endlessly for the support units organized by Victoria Ciudad and the Attorney General. The city that made it possible to place his body for us and now have a place where we can visit.
Leslie was a 21-year-old girl who was studying at a nursing school in the city of Matamoros and disappeared on May 11 when she left her home in a Nissan Versa American vehicle.
In the conversation, she mentioned that she was seeing her ex-boyfriend to collect money, since apparently she was going to have some tests because she was pregnant.
When the parents saw that she had not returned, they decided to file a complaint and asked the residents of that neighboring city for help in locating her.
You may be interested: The young Sarahí of Guadalupe, who disappeared in Nuevo Leon, was found dead
After days they found her abandoned car and finally, on May 19, they managed to place her in a grave in the distance that leads to the ejido south of the city of Santa Adelaida.
His body was in an advanced stage of decay, so it took days to confirm his identity.
Moreover, he discovered death with great enthusiasm.
So far, the authorities are continuing the investigation to clarify the death of the girl.
