Luis Gabriel Cahuec Moran

Other Events:

• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-137083
• Crime: 2020, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; murdered

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Man charged with killing fellow migrant worker in Wilmot Township appears in court

KITCHENER - A man accused of killing a fellow migrant worker in Wilmot Township made a brief court appearance on Thursday, exactly one year from the date of his arrest.

Alex Lopez-Noriega, 34, was charged with first-degree murder last July 29 in the death of Luis Gabriel Cahuec Moran, 35, a father of three.

His body was found in a farm field on Erbs Road near St. Agatha. Police said the victim had significant head trauma.

After the body was found, police warned people not to pick up anyone on the road seeking a ride. Nine hours later, police arrested Lopez-Noriega in downtown Kitchener.

The victim and the accused were migrant workers who came here from the same small town in Guatemala.

Thursday's routine court appearance, by video from Maplehurst jail in Milton, lasted about a minute. Video court is used to give brief updates on cases where the accused is in custody.

Lopez-Noriega usually has access to a Spanish interpreter in court, but didn't this time.

A justice of the peace asked him if he knew enough English for the brief appearance.

"A little bit," the accused said. "I try."

Lopez-Noriega was told he will return to video court on Aug. 19.

"OK, thank you so much," he said. "Have a good day."

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