Puerto Rican Boxer Félix Verdejo Charged With Killing Pregnant Woman
By Vanessa Romo
May 3, 2021
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic descriptions of physical violence.
A former Olympic boxer was arrested in Puerto Rico on Sunday for kidnapping and murdering a woman who was pregnant with his child, amid a troubling and persistent rise in violence against women on the island that has triggered a state of emergency.
Puerto Rican boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez, also known as
“El Diamante” or “The Diamond,” appeared in court Monday morning, where he was ordered by the judge to be
held without bail. He had turned himself in on Sunday after officials announced they had identified the body of the woman believed to be his girlfriend.
Puerto Rican Boxer Félix Verdejo Charged With Killing Pregnant Woman
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