She laughed at victim

US-American woman locks boyfriend in suitcase – suffocated

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A love affair in the US state of Florida did not end well: 42-year-old Sarah Boone locked her lover, who was the same age as her, in a suitcase - then left him there for hours until he suffocated. The woman justified herself by saying that they had been playing hide-and-seek when they were drunk. She then fell asleep while Jorge Torres Jr. gradually ran out of air in the suitcase. However, two videos on Boone's cell phone tell a slightly different story: in them, she laughs at the locked-up man who begs her to be released.

The tragedy occurred on Tuesday in the village of Winter Park. The woman turned herself in to the police, but presented the incident as an accident. She and Torres had got drunk, after which he had voluntarily locked himself in a blue suitcase. She then went upstairs to her bedroom and fell asleep due to the alcohol consumption. It was only hours later that she realized that her boyfriend was still in the suitcase.

Boone only called the emergency services hours later
When she opened it, Torres was no longer moving or breathing. She then called the police and emergency services - but the helpers were only able to determine that the 42-year-old was dead. 

Woman in video:"This is for everything you did to me"
The officers didn't really want to believe the accident story - the woman's statements were too contradictory, the sheriff's office said. They took a closer look at the suspect's cell phone and came across video footage that incriminated Boone. In it, Torres begs his girlfriend for help. But she just laughed and replied: "This is for everything you've done to me."

When he screamed that he couldn't breathe, she said: "Yeah, that's what it's like when you choke me. That's what it feels like when you cheat on me." The movements of the suitcase showed that Torres was panicking and trying to free himself. When the body was later examined, a small laceration to the lip and a black eye were found. Boone is now facing murder charges.

Police called to couple from
several times due to domestic violence The couple's relationship is said to have been characterized by violence - the police had to intervene several times. In 2018, both were charged with assault after a domestic dispute escalated. The following year, there was a similar case: Boone claimed that Torres had beaten her up out of jealousy, and a few months later he broke into her apartment and beat her too.