Woman Tortured For 9 Days And Killed As Police Search For Cop Boyfriend

Story By: Juan Fenandez Mayes,  Sub-Editor: Joseph Golder, Agency:  Newsflash

This 33-year-old mother-of-three has been killed after being tortured for nine days as the authorities search for her policeman partner as the main suspect.

Susana Ceron Zenteno, 33, was found on a wasteland next to a busy road in the municipality of Cuautlancingo in the Mexican state of Puebla on Thursday, 19th November.

She was at a family event at a relative’s home when her partner and state cop Efren Hernandez Romero appeared drunk and interrupted the gathering before violently taking Susana away on 7th November.

Susana Ceron Zenteno/Newsflash

Her family waited three days before being able to officially report her missing as required by law and the authorities started their search on 10th November.

According to local reports, Susana’s body was found next to a busy road, authorities believe she had been killed three days prior but was tortured for nine days before her murder.

One of Susana’s nieces Jessica Zenteno, who also works as a journalist, made a post on her social media revealing that her aunt was so badly tortured her body was unrecognisable.

Susana Ceron Zenteno/Newsflash

She said: “Those 72 hours that we had to wait before reporting her disappearance could have made the difference.

“Susanna was tortured for nine days and killed five days ago. Her body was unrecognisable, not even her mother or daughters could see her for one last time to say goodbye.”

Susana was reported to work in the administrative branch of a police academy and had three daughters aged, five, nine and 11. She was buried on Saturday 21st November.

Susana Ceron Zenteno/Newsflash

There were some initial reports claiming she was pregnant at the time her body was found, however, according to local newspaper ‘Periodico Central’ her autopsy discarded the claims. (https://bit.ly/3kU2T2Q)

The report said: “Her body was exposed to the elements for three days and the advanced level of composition lead those who found her to think she was expecting a child.”

Hernandez Romero remains at large as authorities continue to search for him. It is unclear if he was the biological father of Susana’s children.

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