Mexican journalist beaten to death

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A Mexican journalist found dead in his home is thought to have been a robbery victim. Police believe Miguel Ángel Guzmán Garduño, an opinion columnist for the daily paper Vértice, was beaten to death by men who broke into his house on 23 January and stole various electrical goods before driving off in his car.

But Mexico's National Human Rights Commission is to hold a separate investigation into the killing in Chilpancingo, in the state of Guerrero. It is the first killing of a journalist in Mexico this year.

The commission said: "Federal and state authorities have the obligation to conduct a timely and effective investigation into threats against journalists in order to counter impunity and stop the deterioration of freedom of expression."

Sources: Knight Centre In Spanish: Diario de Guerrero