Grieving family of murdered South African superyacht ‘golden girl' travel to Bahamas to face alleged killer
Paige Bell was found partially undressed in the ship's engine room on July 3 — just days before her 21st birthday — with Mexican national Brigido Munoz, 40, charged with her murder before a Nassau court on Wednesday.
4 Paige Bell, 20, was considered a 'golden girl' crew member.
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4 The Far From It super4 yacht sailing in the Bahamas.
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As the grizzly details of her death were recounted before the court, the victim's parents, Michelle and John Bell, were on the island to 'begin the painful process of bringing their baby girl home,' the Daily Mail reported.
4 Superyacht engineer Brigido Munoz, 39, is accused of murdering Paige Bell.
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4 Paige Bell's family is grieving her death.
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'Our family is facing an unimaginable journey,' Bell's sister, Chelsey Jacobs, said in a statement, adding that her family is 'seeking justice for the monster that took her life.'
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