Ecuador’s President has said a body found by authorities is that of a young female lawyer who went missing after visiting a police training school.
He named the woman as María Belén Bernal, 34, who vanished 10 days ago after going to see her husband at the facility in the capital Quito.
Her husband is the main suspect in her killing and is on the run, police say.
Ms Bernal’s death sparked protests in a country which has reportedly seen more than 200 femicides this year. Officials said her remains were found on a hill 5km (3 miles) from the training school in question.
Commenting on the grim discovery, President Guillermo Lasso said the news caused him “deep pain and indignation”, vowing that her killing would not go unpunished.
In a tweet, he sent his sympathies to the victim’s mother and young son.
Ms Bernal went missing after visiting the facility at 01:30 local time on 11 September.
Credit: bbc.com
