Close X
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
ADVT 
National

Bond Denied To Puerto Rico Woman Accused Of Hiring Hit Man To Kill Wealthy Canadian Husband

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Oct, 2015 03:59 PM
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A federal judge on Thursday denied bond to a Puerto Rican woman accused of offering a hit man $3 million to kill her wealthy Canadian husband.
     
    Aurea Vazquez Rijos pleaded not guilty and was ordered to remain in jail until her trial, which is scheduled to start Oct. 27.
     
    Vazquez arrived in Puerto Rico in late September after a court in Spain ordered her extradition. Attending Thursday's hearing was Vazquez's mother, who was given custody of her daughter's baby, who was born in Spain.
     
    A U.S. grand jury charged Vazquez in June 2008 following the death of real estate developer Adam Anhang, who had an estimated net worth of $24 million. He was beaten and stabbed to death in September 2005 in the historic district of Puerto Rico's capital after he and Vazquez met to discuss their pending divorce.
     
    Vazquez refused to co-operate with police and filed a civil lawsuit against Anhang's family after his death seeking $1 million in damages and millions more from his estate. A judge dismissed the suit.
     
    Vazquez later vanished and reappeared in Spain, where she was arrested in June 2013.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Secretary Panicked When She Found Richard Oland's Body: Son's Murder Trial Hears

    Secretary Panicked When She Found Richard Oland's Body: Son's Murder Trial Hears
    "I saw two legs protruding on the floor. I panicked. I went downstairs to get somebody," Adamson told Dennis Oland's trial in the Court of Queen's Bench.

    Secretary Panicked When She Found Richard Oland's Body: Son's Murder Trial Hears

    NDP, Tories Deal Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Liberals Before Economy Debate

    NDP, Tories Deal Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Liberals Before Economy Debate
    The New Democrats and Conservatives didn't wait for their leaders to take to the debate stage — both parties launched pre-emptive strikes against the Liberals in the run-up to Thursday's leaders' showdown on the economy.

    NDP, Tories Deal Pre-Emptive Strikes Against Liberals Before Economy Debate

    Countdown Begins To The Spectacular 6th Annual DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards

    Countdown Begins To The Spectacular 6th Annual DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards
    Taking place September 18 at Aria Banquet and Convention Centre in Surrey, the Red Carpet rolls out at 6.30pm which will see 700 of Vancouver’s top social and business elite in the South Asian community.

    Countdown Begins To The Spectacular 6th Annual DARPAN Extraordinary Achievement Awards

    11-Year Sentence Means Neil Snelson Guilty Of Manslaughter Will Serve Less Than 2 Years

    11-Year Sentence Means Neil Snelson Guilty Of Manslaughter Will Serve Less Than 2 Years
    Family and friends of a 19-year-old woman who was strangled and beaten to death reacted angrily outside court in Kamloops, B.C., after a judge sentenced her killer to 11 years in prison.

    11-Year Sentence Means Neil Snelson Guilty Of Manslaughter Will Serve Less Than 2 Years

    Victoria Police Investigate Suspicious Death Of 18-Month-Old Girl

    Victoria Police Investigate Suspicious Death Of 18-Month-Old Girl
    Officers were called to a home around 6 a.m. Wednesday to check on the welfare of people inside.

    Victoria Police Investigate Suspicious Death Of 18-Month-Old Girl

    Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette Murder: 'The Loss Of A Child Is The Most Difficult Sorrow A Family Can Bear

    Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette Murder: 'The Loss Of A Child Is The Most Difficult Sorrow A Family Can Bear
    Some quotes about the killing of two-year-old Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette and her father Terry Blanchette:

    Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette Murder: 'The Loss Of A Child Is The Most Difficult Sorrow A Family Can Bear