A Florida woman is set to appear in court after a game of hide and seek turned sinister when she left her boyfriend in a suitcase where he allegedly suffocated to death.
The alleged crime took place in 2020 after Sarah Boone - who was 42 at the time of the incident - claims a drunken night led to her zipping Jorge Torres Jr into a suitcase and forgetting he was in there, per the Daily Mail.
Boone told investigators that she had passed out after leaving her then-boyfriend in the suitcase, and he sadly passed away after being left struggling to breathe for an extended period of time.
In a 911 call first obtained by Orlando Sentinal, Boone stated: "My boyfriend and I were playing last night, and I put him in a suitcase and we were playing... like kind of a hide-and-seek kind thing, so... I fell asleep and I woke up and he was dead in the suitcase. I don't know what happened."
She added that he had blood coming from his mouth and that he may have suffered an aneurysm while trapped inside the suitcase.
However, Boone's story began to unravel when investigators found video clips on her phone that appeared to show her taunting Torres Jr as he repeatedly told her that he was struggling to breathe.
During the clip, Boone can allegedly be heard saying: "For everything you've done to me. F*** you. Stupid," to which Torres Jr responds in a panicked voice that he can't breathe.
Warning: the below video may be distressing to someBoone allegedly replied: "Yeah, that's what you do when you choke me. That's on you. Oh, that's what I feel like when you cheat on me. You should probably shut the f*** up."
As the Daily Mail reported, during her initial interview Boone claimed that the pair had been drinking Chardonnay and completing a puzzle when they decided to play hide and seek, but stated that neither was drunk.
She alleged the pair were laughing when Torres Jr was first placed into the suitcase, and that she went upstairs thinking he would be able to get himself out.
Boone claims she then fell asleep and did not go back downstairs until 11:00 AM the following morning when she was unable to locate her boyfriend.
According to the arrest document, Boone "freaked out" and unzipped the suitcase, finding her boyfriend unresponsive inside. She allegedly administered CPR and her ex-husband encouraged her to call for help.
The victim allegedly had a cut on his lip, bruising around his eye, forehead, and shoulder, and nail scratches on his back and neck.
Police reports indicate that the couple had a history of domestic violence, with Boone being arrested in 2018 on a charge of battery by strangulation targeting Torres Jr, with the now-deceased 42-year-old being charged with battery following an incident in their home.
Torres Jr's obituary reveals that he leaves behind three children.
Boone will appear in court on January 30.
