CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – A man accused of killing his girlfriend and the mother of his 4-year-old son was ordered to be held in jail without bond Wednesday.
Enrique Macotela was arrested Tuesday in connection with the death of Magdalena Weich, 38, who was found dead in a wooded area in Coral Springs in August.
Police said Macotela initially told detectives that Weich left to walk to Barnes & Noble on Aug. 18 but never returned home or went to work the next day. Her body was found by two men Aug. 20 while they were walking along Sample Road.
Police began questioning Macotela after finding out he had called out sick for work the same day Weich disappeared.
"There was no obvious trauma, but the way it was positioned and the location and other factors make it suspicious in nature," Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said.
According to police, during the course of the investigation, detectives obtained surveillance video from area cameras. Kmiotek said there is video showing Macotela's car, pulled on the side of the road about 15 meters from where Weich's body was found, with its flashers on. That video has been turned over to the state attorney's office, she said.
The couple's son was taken away from Macotela immediately after Weich's body was found and he remains in the custody of the Department of Children and Families.
Macotela is charged with second-degree murder without premeditation.
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