Venezuela boxer Edwin Valero found hanged in cell
 Edwin Valero was a household name in Venezuela |
World champion Venezuelan boxer Edwin Valero has been found dead in a police cell after being detained for killing his wife.
Police chief Wilmer Flores said Valero, 28, had tied his clothes to a cell bar and hanged himself.
Valero was arrested after police officers found the body of his 24-year-old wife Jennifer Viera in a hotel in the Venezuelan city of Valencia.
He was a former two-weight world champion and unbeaten in 27 fights.
Mr Flores said Valero was found hanging by another inmate, who alerted the authorities. The police chief said the boxer had shown signs of life but that officers were unable to revive him.
Nicknamed 'The Inca', Valero was a big star in his native country and had an image of President Hugo Chavez tattooed on his chest, along with the Venezuelan flag.
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