World skating champion shot dead at home as fiancé is arrested
She was the first Colombian to win a World Road Speed Skating ChampionshipRelatives and friends mourn during the wake of former Colombian skater Luz Mery Tristan, in Cali, ColombiaPolice arrested Andrés Ricci, 58, who was holding the gun allegedly used to kill the sporting champion.He is facing once count of aggravated femicide and three other counts, including trafficking and illegal possession of a firearm.
A family member told El País newspaper: "I would like her to be remembered for everything she did for sports in Colombia. I ask you to honor her."He was sentenced to 40 years and ordered to surrender $110 million in 2007 after being convicted of drug trafficking and money laundering.
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