What happened to Laura Gastón the missing tourist in the Canary Islands?
Spanish authorities have announced that three men have been arrested who are implicated in the disappearance and murder of a Belgian couple in Tenerife.
Law enforcement on the Canary Island of Tenerife announced on Friday that three men have been detained who are implicated in the murder of Laura Gastón, 66, and the disappearance of her husband, Marc Francis, 71. In conjunction with the Belgian Federal Police, Spanish authorities arrested one man in Tenerife and two others in Belgium according to local reports.
The Belgian couple, who were living in the Sueño Azul area of Callao Salvaje in Adeje in the south of the island, were reported missing by SOS Desaparecidos on 24 April.
🔴🔴 Detienen a tres hombres por el asesinato de Laura Gastón, la mujer cuyo cadáver apareció descuartizado en Arico https://t.co/6fkeNdI1ER
— Diario de Avisos (@diariodeavisos) June 20, 2024
What happened to Laura Gastón the missing tourist in the Canary Islands?
The proceedings of the case have been declared confidential by the Arona Courts on Tenerife overseeing the ongoing investigation so details are still limited. The individuals taken into custody still need to be interrogated and the two arrested in Belgium, extradited to Tenerife.
The remains of Laura Gastón were found by a fishing boat floating in the waters off the east coast near Arico on the other side of the southern end of Tenerife on 27 April. An autopsy confirmed that her death was the result of foul play. Her head was covered in a plastic bag and her body had been dismembered, she was missing a hand and both legs. The advanced state of decomposition of her body suggested that she had died several days earlier.
While Marc Francis has not been found yet, Belgian media report that a car was allegedly found in the ocean near where Laura’s body was discovered with a body inside. However, this has not yet been confirmed and the investigation is still ongoing as to his whereabouts.
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