Suspect Identified in Murder of Spanish Exchange Student in Morelos

According to Milenio, video evidence shows a suspect fleeing the scene on foot after launching a knife attack against the student near the Casa de la Cultura in Cuautla, Morelos. Despite suffering critical injuries, the victim managed to run and cry out for help before dying from her wounds. Milenio noted that locals recognize the suspect as an assailant active in the district where the homicide took place. Security footage from earlier hours on the same day captured a man wearing matching clothes—a white shirt or sweatshirt, shorts, and dark shoes—allegedly stealing a bicycle in another part of Cuautla.

Official Response and Investigation Status

The federal security cabinet released a statement via the social platform X condemning the homicide and vowing accountability. According to Milenio, the federal message stated that the Secretariat of Security and Protection Citizenry, working alongside the National Intelligence Center, the Morelos prosecutor’s office, and state authorities, is actively investigating to locate and arrest those responsible.

Vamos a detener a los responsables y llevarlos ante la justicia. La muerte de Claudia no quedará impune

The Autonomous State University of Morelos, where Tacoronte was completing an academic exchange from the University of Granada, issued a statement on September 13 demanding an exhaustive, gender-perspective investigation from the Morelos General Prosecutor’s Office to prevent impunity. While local residents have pointed to the individual known as “El Trompas” through surveillance material, state authorities have not yet officially confirmed that specific line of investigation as they continue gathering evidence for an arrest warrant.