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News October 2003'Strangler', British citizen arrested for deaths of Sonia Carabantes and Rocio Wanninkhoff10 October. Tony Alexander King, a British citizen, was on 21 September arrested and charged with the murder of Sonia Carabantes and Rocio Wanninkhoff. His true name is Tony Bromwich. He has admitted involvement in a letter, but yesterday refused to give evidence to the Rocio W. case judge. His DNA has been linked to the cases and it is being used to investigate further cases both in Spain and Britain. Spanish police are accused of having neglected warnings about his presence and potential for harmful attacks given by Scotland Yard. Sonia Carabantes went missing and was later found dead in August, while Rocio Wanninkhof's case was several years ago. Another woman, Dolorse Vazquez, a family friend was found guilty of Rocío's death although on appeal the evidence was shown to be inadequate. Sra. Vazquez continued under police vigilance until this week. previous article: 2 September. Last month a terrible tragedy occurred when 17 year old Sonia Carabantes went missing and was later found dead, presumably raped close to her home in Coin, Malaga. Now a DNA test shows possible links with a much older case. The Rocio Wanninkhof case went to trial, but the accused woman was never fully found to have been the murderor. Now the DNA link reopens this case in a completely new light. Rape and murder cases of this kind are relatively rare in Spain and always hit the headlines in a big way. Approximately 35 girls have died over the past eleven years. Now up to three cases in the same area over the past 4 years are being investigated to see if there is new evidence about links. Sources: TVE, El Mundo, etc.. |