Mexico requests extradition of American charged in tourist death

The US is weighing an extradition request from Mexico after authorities in the country charged an American woman with murdering another US woman shown being beaten while they vacationed in a viral video.

The 25-year-old had arrived in San Jose del Cabo on 28 October and was staying at a vacation rental home with college friends, her father told CNN.

However, when a video showing Robinson being beaten went viral, in mid-November, it raised suspicions that Robinson may have died at the hands of people with whom she traveled.

The group Robinson was traveling with left Mexico after she was found dead.

Local prosecutor Antonio López Rodríguez said the case was being treated as a potential homicide and an arrest warrant had been issued for the suspect, the Associated Press reported.