Rabat – On Saturday, police arrested a man suspected of decapitating a woman in Oued Ifrane in the Middle Atlas.
The police arrested the suspect in Toufnit, a town in Midelt Province, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco.
The suspect is a 38-year-old shepherd in the forests of the Atlas Mountains. He reportedly disappeared suddenly after the crime. His personal connection to the victim, if any, remains unclear.
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The body of the 24-year-old Moroccan woman was found on December 28.
The woman was a divorcee, mother of a 7-year-old daughter. She was living with her parents.
Authorities deployed a helicopter and sniffer dogs during the investigation. The Moroccan Royal Gendarmerie, auxiliary forces and members of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN) chased the suspect.
