Two arrested for their alleged involvement in the violent death of a woman in León

The Civil Guard has arrested on Monday the two men of Portuguese nationality, wanted since Saturday for their alleged involvement in the violent death of a 57-year-old woman, whose body was found in a well on a farm she owns in the town of Reliegos, a town in the Leonese municipality of Santas Martas.

As reported to EFE by sources close to the investigation, the arrest occurred in the Leonese town of San Justo de la Vega, some 70 kilometers from Reliegos..

The two detainees had resided for the last few weeks in the victim's house, which used to take in people who helped him with agricultural work on the organic farm that he cultivated in Reliegos and were the main suspects in his death..

A friend of the victim was the one who reported the disappearance of Katia SP on Friday night, since she was surprised not to hear anything from her since early in the morning of that day, and a search operation was established that concluded early on Saturday afternoon with the discovery of the body in a well located on a farm where the victim was engaged in organic farming. The Civil Guard rescued the body and the judge who has taken charge of the case decreed summary secrecy.

The first indications pointed to the alleged link of those now detained with the violent death of the woman, since they had not been seen in the town since Friday, and also from the Government Sub-delegation it was reported that there was no history of gender violence nor does it seem, in principle, that it is the cause of the event.