The National Police have arrested a young man for the murder of the canon emeritus of the Cathedral of Valencia Alfonso López Benito, whose body was found in his home, in the historic center of the city, this Tuesday.
The young man, according to the newspaper Levante-EMV, was arrested this Wednesday afternoon and is a young man with whom the victim had a sexual relationship and who is also accused of robbery, for taking the priest's cell phone. to send messages and pretend he was alive.
The body of the 85-year-old priest was found this Tuesday morning in his house on Avellanas Street, located very close to the Valencia Cathedral, with signs of violence. An acquaintance of the deceased approached the victim's home on Tuesday to inform the agents that someone was using the priest's cell phone to impersonate him, according to eyewitnesses and reported by Europa Press.
The property's doorman found the body on Tuesday morning at the victim's home, after which the police force was launched. According to Las Provincias, the body, which had signs of violence, was found in the bed of his home on Avellanas Street.
The Archbishopric of Valencia made itself available to the authorities after hearing the news in case its collaboration could serve to clarify the facts. "We regret this sad death and we are at the disposal of the authorities in case the collaboration of the Archbishopric could serve to clarify the facts," he said in the statement, in which he conveyed his condolences to the family of the victim, Alfonso López Benito.
