Man charged with murder after Elgin woman found buried in backyard

ELGIN, Texas — The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Workplace has charged a person with homicide after an Elgin lady was discovered buried in a yard earlier this month.

Officers stated the investigation started on Might 6 when officers responded to a medical emergency on Higher Elgin Highway. Relations of a feminine who lived on the residence with the suspect discovered him injured within the driveway.

The sheriff’s workplace stated he had unexplained puncture wounds to his physique and neck and he was unable to speak. He was then taken to an ambulance to an Austin-area hospital. 

Officers added that the household of the feminine reported they had been involved as a result of she had gone lacking. On the subsequent morning, the identical relations to went to feed the animals and situated an space of disturbed floor within the yard. 

When officers investigated after acquiring a warrant, they found the freshly buried physique of Catherin Alonzo-Lopez, 28. The physique was taken to the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Workplace in Austin to find out the reason for loss of life.

The person was recognized as Josue Saravia-Argweta, 34. He was charged on Friday with homicide with a bond set at $1 million.

Officers stated on Tuesday he stays within the hospital beneath guard. Each he and the sufferer are from El Salvador.

The Bastrop County Sheriff’s Workplace launched the next assertion:

“There have been a number of Fb posts criticizing the Sheriff’s Workplace for not posting particulars of a current Homicide investigation.  More often than not the criticism just isn’t based on ample truth, so it’s usually ignored.  With that stated, sure facets of a prison investigation are shielded from public launch to keep away from hindering or jeopardizing the integrity of the investigation.  If there isn’t a overriding cause, comparable to public security issues, announcement of an investigation is commonly delayed for varied causes.  To prematurely launch info for the sake of being clear, when the knowledge may adversely have an effect on an investigation, just isn’t truthful to the sufferer’s household, nor to the general public.  The profitable conclusion of an investigation is paramount to public security. 

“Within the case at hand, the suspect had accidents that originally prevented him from being interviewed, so the investigation was higher served to delay the discharge of as a lot info as possible till after the injured individual was interviewed.  The criticism and search warrant had been initially sealed by the court docket to keep away from compromising the investigation.”

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