Husband surrenders in Peru, faces murder charge in wife's death

Jossimar Cabrera Cornejo, 36, surrendered this week at Interpol headquarters in Lima after fleeing the United States following the disappearance and subsequent discovery of his wife Sheylla Cabrera, 33, whose body was recovered in Angeles National Forest earlier this month, Peruvian authorities and Los Angeles officials said. Cabrera Cornejo faces a murder charge filed by the Los Angeles County District Attorney and will be held in Peru pending extradition proceedings.

Peru's national police posted video showing Cabrera Cornejo handcuffed at Interpol Lima on Wednesday and said he turned himself in. U.S. authorities had issued an Interpol Red Notice seeking his arrest. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said it was notified by the Peruvian Consulate that Cabrera Cornejo was in custody and that an extradition arrest warrant and felony complaint have been filed by prosecutors in Los Angeles.

The investigation began after neighbors reported Sheylla Cabrera missing on August 12. Detectives reviewed surveillance footage from the Lancaster apartment complex where the couple and their three sons lived and identified footage appearing to show the husband dragging a large object...