Dead body of Colombian model, 23, is found naked in the street outside her house after she falls 40ft from her apartment 

  • Stephanie Magon Ramirez, 23, moved to Mexico City from Colombia
  • Moved to capital to take up a contract with New Icon model agency
  • The police say her death was an accident but others suspect foul play

By Rory Tingle For Mailonline

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The dead body of a Colombian model has been found naked in the street after she fell 40ft from her apartment.

Stephanie Magon Ramirez, 23, had moved to Mexico City from Cali in western Colombia.

She had left her husband and four-year-old son at home to take up a 6-month contract at the New Icon Model agency.

The dead body of a Colombian model has been found naked in the street after she fell 40ft from her apartment

The dead body of a Colombian model has been found naked in the street after she fell 40ft from her apartment

The cause of the model's death is still unexplained, with numerous conflicting theories being offered by both witnesses and the police. 

Shortly after her body was discovered, a senior judge declared Mrs Ramirez had been badly beaten.

Edgar Elias Azar said: 'She suffered what appear to have been numerous blows, or in other words, she was beaten to death.'

However, in a complete turnaround, the authorities then said Mrs Ramirez had fallen to her death by accident.

A colleague confirmed this account, claiming the model had been drinking heavily on the night she fell.   

Stephanie Magon Ramirez, 23, had moved to Mexico City from Cali in western Colombia

Stephanie Magon Ramirez, 23, had moved to Mexico City from Cali in western Colombia

The cause of the model's death is still unexplained, with numerous conflicting theories being offered by both witnesses and the police

The cause of the model's death is still unexplained, with numerous conflicting theories being offered by both witnesses and the police

The unnamed co-worker said: 'There is no doubt that she had been drinking and taking drugs and as a result she fell. 

'We all know that she went out the night before partying, she was seen in a bad state in the toilet. 

'And when they took her home she was so drunk and drugged that she simply fell from the terrace.'

But friends of the model said she did not take drugs and they had never seen her drunk. 

Neighbours of Mrs Ramirez in Mexico City gave varying accounts of what they thought had caused her death.

Shortly after her body was discovered, a senior judge declared Mrs Ramirez had been badly beaten

Shortly after her body was discovered, a senior judge declared Mrs Ramirez had been badly beaten

Edgar Elias Azar said: 'She suffered what appear to have been numerous blows, or in other words, she was beaten to death'

Edgar Elias Azar said: 'She suffered what appear to have been numerous blows, or in other words, she was beaten to death'

One claimed she had bruises on her face on the side that did not strike the ground.

Another suggested the way the model had landed suggested she could have been pushed to her death. 

'If you look you can see it is impossible to fall off the terrace and end up in the middle of the street where she was found. 

'To go so far you would have to launch yourself into the air or be thrown.' 

However, in a complete turnaround, the authorities then said Mrs Ramirez had fallen to her death by accident

However, in a complete turnaround, the authorities then said Mrs Ramirez had fallen to her death by accident

But a neighbour suggested the way Mrs Ramirez had landed suggested she could have been pushed

But a neighbour suggested the way Mrs Ramirez had landed suggested she could have been pushed

Mrs Ramirez is thought to have been living in the apartment for 15 days before she died. 

Her husband, Anthony Marlon, said: 'On Friday we did not talk to her and on Saturday morning we received the news, we have no idea what happened.'  

There has been no official indication from the autopsy that Mrs Ramirez had alcohol in her blood, although authorities now seem to be treating her death as an accident.

Her body is still in Mexico and will be returned to Colombia after all examinations have finished.

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