London-based mother on dream trip to Peru is found dead in a shallow grave

Karla Xiomara Zelaya Godoy, a Honduran-Spanish national living in London, was murdered on a romantic getaway to Peru

Police are hunting the boyfriend of a London woman who was murdered on a romantic getaway and is believed to be on the run in the UK. 

Karla Xiomara Zelaya Godoy, a Honduran-Spanish national living in London, had been reported missing by her family in September. 

Karla, who is believed to have an eight-year-old daughter, had travelled to Peru last month to be with her partner Jorge Alfredo Minaya Garay, 46, where she visited tourist hotspots like Machu Picchu. 

But on Monday, police found human remains in a blue bag after receiving an audio recording of Garay speaking on the phone to Erick Zelaya, the victim’s brother.

In the alleged confession, he revealed he had murdered Karla and buried her body in his grandmother’s house, located in a remote area of Carabayllo, Lima, Peru.

On October 1, Garay reportedly travelled to Chile before buying a ticket to London where he lived with his partner and, according to local media, is believed to have removed his possessions.

Karla reportedly last spoke with her mother on September 22, when she was riding in a taxi with Garay to visit his grandmother in the north of Lima. 

She told her mother that she planned to fly to Spain the next day, but was not heard from again, according to The Sun. 

Karla, who is believed to have an eight-year-old daughter, had travelled to Peru last month to be with her partner Jorge Alfredo Minaya Garay (pictured together in Peru), 46, where she visited tourist hotspots like Machu Picchu

Local police launched an investigation on October 3, working off the initial assumption that she had been kidnapped.

However, her remains were found days later buried in the bag. It reportedly took police more than 10 hours to recover the remains.

Speaking to local media at the time of her disappearance, her devastated brother Erick said: ‘She has many who love and miss her. She also has an eight-year-old daughter who misses her terribly.’ 

On Monday, police found human remains in a blue bag after receiving an audio recording of Garay speaking on the phone to Erick Zelaya, the victim’s brother

Pictured: Police are seen scouring a property in Peru where Karla Xiomara Zelaya Godoy’s remains was discovered

A spokesman for the Peru Embassy in London told The Sun that it was aware of the case, and that the Consulate General of Peru in London was consulting with officials in the South American country.

MailOnline has contacted the embassy for comment.

The investigation continues.