Bustle at the border: an American entered Mexico to kill his two young children

Police officers in Baja California received a call on August 9 at 7:27 a.m. The voice on the other end of the line was that of a farm worker who near the ranch The break, located at kilometer 55.4 of the highway that connects Tijuana to Ensenada, had encountered a tragic scene: the bodies of two minors, a 1 year old boy and a 3 year old girl, with traces of beatings and multiple wounds produced by a sharp object.

The heinous crime happened on the main road in The break, in front of the ranch Cardozo, near Primo Tapia, where members of the specialized prosecution later found haematic lakes (puddles of blood) and a stake covered with the same fluid in an area of ​​undergrowth. The state attorney general’s forensic pathologist determined that the male minor had abrasions (scratches) on his face and arms, as well as 17 wounds (stab wounds) from a sharp instrument to the thorax. The minor also had abrasions on her face and arms, as well as 12 wounds from sharp instruments.

The Central District Attorney of Baja California, Hiram Sanchez Zamora, reported on Tuesday at a press conference that elements of the state investigative agency who visited the crime scene determined that the person responsible was the father of the minors, identified as Matthew Taylor, 40 years old and a US national.

The man who discovered the bodies testified in an interview for Fox News that she felt a lot of fear, sadness and even shed a few tears for the little ones.

“One dog I have is the one who took me to where the two little bodies were lifeless. I didn’t see what gender they would be, I pulled out, I didn’t want to see any more and that’s when I called 911 […] I didn’t see any injuries or anything, I only saw that one was naked with his diaper on and the other I only saw that he was in his underwear, but I didn’t haven’t seen their faces“, said

Security cameras at the City Express Hotel, located on the free Tijuana-Ensenada highway, in the municipality of Rosarito, realized that on August 7 at 8:00 p.m., Taylor, accompanied by the two minors, registered with a license. driver of the state of California (United States).

These same cameras captured the American and the two minors leaving the hotel at dawn on August 9. Authorities assume that he traveled 29 kilometers to reach the access to the district of The break. Presumably, when he was at the entrance to the ranch Cardozo, went down and injured the miners at first. Then he took them to another point, about 10 meters from the first, where he wounded them again and ultimately killed them. This is where he left the bodies.

Sánchez Zamora explained that due to the rigidity of the corpse, experts determined that the first person to lose their life was the minor, and later the girl. For his part, the subject returned to the hotel, but only stayed there until 9:37 a.m. After doing the to verify, Matthew Taylor pretended to enter the United States but He was arrested by border officials at the San Ysidro port of entry, Baja California authorities said.

Previously, agents from the Baja California State Security and Investigation Guard alerted US authorities that Taylor would likely attempt to reach the border and return to his homeland.

Early investigations into the case showed Taylor ran the Lovewater Surf Co., a surf school based in Santa Barbara, where he was born. According to the surf school’s website, Taylor earned a Master in Spanish from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He completed his undergraduate studies at Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, where he was part of the surf team.

“We already have contacts with the people of the consulate so that relatives can come closer, recognize the two corpses and be handed over to them so that they can proceed to their transfer to the United States and their burial.Hiram Sánchez confirmed.

Santa Barbara Police (SBPD) reported that a woman reported the children and her husband missing on August 8 and worried for their well-being. “During the investigation, Santa Bárbara police obtained evidence that the father and two children may have traveled to MexicoAccording to the SBPD press release.

The authorities believe that Matthew Taylor He fled with his children to Mexico after arguing with his partner.

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