Argentine authorities have detained seven people, including the son and daughter of a high- ranking local police official, for questioning in the rape and slaying of two French tourists.
Investigative Judge Martin Perez didn’t identify the suspects, but Argentine news media reported that they include a police commissioner’s adult children, who were arrested after they were found with the victims’ camera and cellphone.
Cassandre Bouvier, 29, and Moumni Houria, 20, had come to Argentina for an academic conference. Police believe a group of tour guides led the women to an isolated spot where they and some of the others could rob and rape them, El Tribuno reported.
By the time a hiker came across their bodies July 29, two weeks had passed since they had last been seen alive.
