A prostitute in Tijuana says she has no idea why she and her sister, also a prostitute, were attacked by two men they had just had sex with, according to a published report.
"They didn't give us any reason to mistrust them," the 24-year-old woman told the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Two U.S. sailors have been charged with the murder and the attempted murder of the prostitutes in Tijuana.
Mexican state prosecutors say witnesses and a hotel camera place the two men at the same hotel where the 19-year-old prostitute was smothered on Jan. 17.
On Feb. 4, prosecutors say, police found the men in a bloodstained hotel room with the sisters, both of whom had suffered stab wounds.
The woman told the paper that one of the men made the arrangements. "He wanted us to be in the same room, but I told them that we were sisters and we didn't work that way," said said.
After having sex with the man, she told the paper that she heard a noise coming from the next room where her sister was. When she asked what happened, the man pulled out a knife and started stabbing her, she said.
"The hotel employee came into the room to help me, and I was able to run and lock myself in another room until the police came," she told the paper. Later, she said saw her sister sprawled unconscious.
The sailors were taken into custody and charged with attempted murder. Authorities say they later found evidence linking them to the January killing.
A U.S. Navy statement said Jarrett C. Monzingo, 22., and Joshua Dockery, 27, active-duty petty officers assigned to the San Diego area, face murder and attempted-murder charges in the death of a Mexican citizen and are being held at La Mesa Prison in Tijuana.
The statement does not elaborate on the alleged crime but says the Navy has hired Mexican lawyers to represent the petty officers.
The arrests come just weeks after top Navy and Marine Corps commanders ordered more restrictions for service members who want to visit Mexico.
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Whether it's business or pleasure all service members must first get approval to travel to Mexico. If they're cleared, they must take a safety class and take a buddy with them when they go. If the policy is broken Marines may be punished by losing rank or pay.
