Man charged with killing of prominent young Spanish golfer

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Collin Daniel Richards (22) has been charged with murder, hours after prominent Spanish golfer Celia Barquín Arozamena was found dead on an Iowa golf course.

Barquín, 22, won the European Ladies’ Amateur championship in July and was a leading student athlete at Iowa State University. Golfers at the Coldwater Golf Links in Ames discovered an unattended golf bag on the course early on Monday.

Barquín was found dead by police a short distance away. Police in the Iowa city of Ames said they had determined that Barquín died following an assault.

The accused has no known address, according to their statement.

BBC

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