By: News Peddlers
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| Phoebe Copas (Photo courtesy of the New York Post, edited by Peoples Gazette) |
Phoebe Copas, an Australian woman, has been charged with murder after killing an Uber driver, Daniel Piedra Garcia, whom she believed kidnapped her to Mexico.
According to Texas police, Ms Copa, who was on her way to see her boyfriend, believed she was being kidnapped and taken to Mexico.
Ms Copas saw traffic signs that said Juarez, Mexico, and assumed she had been kidnapped.
She dialled 911 and took a photo of the driver to show to her boyfriend before pulling a gun from her bag and firing at the driver.
After being charged with murder in the death of Mr Garcia, the 48-year-old woman has remained in police custody.
The 52-year-old man died in a hospital after being on life support for several hours.
"At some point during the drive, Copas thought she was being taken into Mexico and shot Piedra. The investigation does not support that a kidnapping took place or that Piedra was veering from Copas’ destination,” the police statement said.
“The investigation does not support that a kidnapping took place or that Piedra was veering from Copas’ destination.”