A woman arrested on suspicion of murder after her boyfriend's body was found inside a suitcase has reportedly told police he died after a game of hide-and-seek.

Sarah Boone is being held on suspicion of second-degree murder following the death of 42-year-old Jorge Torres Jr in Orlando, Florida.

It is alleged that Boone, 42, zipped her boyfriend inside a suitcase and did not return for hours, Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

Arrested: Sarah Boone, 42, for Second Degree Murder in the death of 42-year-old Jorge Torres Jr., who died after Boone zipped him into a suitcase, and didn’t return for hours. pic.twitter.com/JCHWG7WNkp — Orange County Sheriff's Office (@OrangeCoSheriff) February 26, 2020

Officers said Boone claimed the couple had been playing a game of hide-and-seek and they thought it would be funny if he got into the suitcase, Florida TV news station WKMG reported.

She told officers she zipped her boyfriend into the case and then passed out in her bed after drinking alcohol during the night, WKMG said.


She claimed she woke up later and realised Mr Torres Jr was still in the case and called 911, it added.

His body was found by officers in a blue suitcase near the front door of the couple's property and he had a small cut on his lip and bruising around his eye, WKMG reported.

The TV station said court records showed officers searched Boone's phone and allegedly found a video of her laughing as Mr Torres Jr yelled at her from inside the suitcase, saying he could not breathe.

It was claimed she could be heard saying in the video: "Yeah that's what you do when you choke me".

After Mr Torres Jr continued to say he could not breathe, she allegedly added: "That's on you. Oh, that's what I feel like when you cheat on me."

A video posted on the official Twitter page of the sheriff's office on Wednesday showed a handcuffed Boone, dressed in a grey t-shirt and jeans, being led by an officer to a police vehicle.