Woman accused of killing girls with poisoned raspberries arrested after Thames fall
A businesswoman accused of killing two schoolgirls in Colombia with poisoned chocolate raspberries has been arrested in London.
Zulma Guzman Castro allegedly killed 14-year-old Ines de Bedout and her close friend, Emilia Forero, 13, in Bogota, Colombia.
The two teenagers died days after eating the thallium-laced fruit on April 3, 2025.
The 54-year-old had been at the centre of an international manhunt since leaving Colombia on April 13, but was found in the UK after being rescued from the River Thames on December 16.
She has been held in a psychiatric unit since she jumped into the Thames from Battersea Bridge, but was arrested in London today.
She is due to appear for a first extradition hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today.
A National Crime Agency spokesman said: ‘Zulma Castro aged 54 has today been arrested by officers from the NCA’s National Extradition Unit (NEU).
‘Castro, who is wanted by the Colombian authorities in relation to murder and attempted murder, was arrested in W10 area of London. She is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court this afternoon.’
Ms Castro is alleged to have killed the two girls in an ‘act of vengeance’ after a secret six-year affair withInes’ father, Juan de Bedout, which started in 2014 and ended shortly before his wife’s death.
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