A mother of eight has been found dead in the back of her SUV days after disappearing.
Miriam Zulema Álvarez Gallardo, 32, was reported as missing on 16 April.
Her body was found wrapped in a blanket in an advanced state of decomposition a week later.
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The corpse needed an autopsy to confirm the victim’s identity and cause of death.
On 13 May, her partner was arrested as the main suspect in her alleged femicide.
The suspect, named only as Joel ‘N’, married Miriam last year.
However, their relationship had reportedly turned sour and they were living apart in the same house.
He reported her as missing three days after she vanished.
The suspect also took part in the search and launched an appeal on social media for her to be found.
He posted photos of her vehicle with the message: “Any information would be appreciated, this is the SUV my wife was travelling in.”
He told the police that she was last seen leaving her home in Tijuana, Mexico, in her white Toyota Highlander to pick up a package.
The authorities suspect that he was trying to throw them off the scent and accused him of “failing to provide much information”.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office said she never left her home on 16 April as Joel told investigators.
He is accused of strangling the victim to death in the house before wrapping her body in a blanket and placing it in her SUV.
He then allegedly drove over 10 miles to the neighbourhood of Los Santos before returning two days later to move the vehicle to the area of Los Venados where it was found on 20 April.
On the same day he moved the SUV, he reported her disappearance on social media.
When the victim’s body was found, he turned up at the scene and reportedly cried and pretended to be shocked.
Following the autopsy and preliminary investigation, Joel was arrested last week and charged with his wife’s alleged murder.
He is currently being held in custody as the police probe continues.
The victim, who worked at a health spa and sold beauty products, leaves behind eight young children, as reported by Need To Know.
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