A young mum has been burned to death in a flat blaze after posting a mysterious message about her boyfriend online.
After neighbours noticed smoke, firefighters forced their way into the apartment and found the charred body of Sabrina Aylen Vega lying on the floor, already dead.
They said the front door was unlocked, but blocked by objects inside the flat.
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Additionally, towels had been tightly packed under the door to prevent smoke from escaping.
CCTV images showed the victim arriving at the apartment with her partner, Maximiliano Oviedo, who fled the scene once the fire started.
As a result, the authorities suspect foul play and identified the boyfriend as the main suspect.
They found him hiding out in a remote area near a canyon later the same day.
The fire broke out in the flat in Puerto Deseado in south-eastern Argentina, on Monday (8 Dec).
Before her death, the mother-of-one had left public clues about her apparently toxic relationship with the suspect, as reported by Need To Know.
Three days before her alleged murder, she posted a photo of her with Maximiliano alongside the message: “And so, with his goofy face and being difficult to deal with, and me with my sh*tty temper, we understand each other.
“Two toxic people who can’t be apart.
“I love you, son of a b*tch, nobody can stand it and nobody could understand.”
She also shared other posts revealing an apparently toxic dynamic between the two, with memes about couples overcoming obstacles and staying together when things aren’t going well.
She usually included phrases that suggested they would continue to be together even though the rest of the world might not understand.
The police are waiting for the autopsy results to determine whether the victim died from the blaze, smoke inhalation, or from injuries beforehand.
Her young daughter, from a previous relationship, is being cared for by relatives.
The investigation is ongoing.
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