Four kidnapped U.S. family members found dead
Four kidnapped members of a family in Merced County, in the U.S. state of California, were found dead, the county sheriff said Wednesday night.
“Tonight, our worst fears have been confirmed,” Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke said at a news conference. “We found the four people from the kidnapping, and they are, in fact, deceased.’’
Mr Warnke said a farm worker discovered the bodies.
The victims were eight-month-old Aroohi Dheri, her parents, 27-year-old Jasleen Kaur and 36-year-old Jasdeep Singh, and her 39-year-old uncle Amandeep Singh.
According to the sheriff’s office, they were taken against their will on Monday from a business on South Highway 59.
The suspect, Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was arrested Tuesday after using the missing family’s ATM card at a bank that morning, the sheriff’s office said.
He added that he was unconscious after a suicide attempt.
Mr Warnke said investigators were still trying to determine the motive behind the kidnapping.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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