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Mexico outraged over journalist Ruben Espinosa's murder | Mexico outraged over journalist Ruben Espinosa's murder |
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Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has expressed his outrage over the murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in the city last week. | Mexico City Mayor Miguel Angel Mancera has expressed his outrage over the murder of photojournalist Ruben Espinosa and four women in the city last week. |
Their bodies were found in a Mexico City flat on Friday. | |
They all had bullet wounds to the head. | They all had bullet wounds to the head. |
Mr Espinosa, 31, worked for the investigative magazine Proceso. He had recently moved to the capital from the eastern state of Veracruz where he said he had been threatened and harassed. | |
The photojournalist covered social movements in the city of Xalapa in Veracruz. | The photojournalist covered social movements in the city of Xalapa in Veracruz. |
He left the state for Mexico City after telling friends he had been followed and intimidated. | He left the state for Mexico City after telling friends he had been followed and intimidated. |
Veracruz is considered one of the most dangerous Mexican states for journalists - 17 have been killed there since 2000, rights group Article 19 says. | Veracruz is considered one of the most dangerous Mexican states for journalists - 17 have been killed there since 2000, rights group Article 19 says. |
Mayor Mancera said that there would be "no impunity in this matter". | Mayor Mancera said that there would be "no impunity in this matter". |
"No line of investigation will be discarded,'" he told reporters at a news conference on Monday. | "No line of investigation will be discarded,'" he told reporters at a news conference on Monday. |
Social activist | Social activist |
Investigators did not give the names of the women killed alongside Mr Espinosa, only their ages. They were 40, 32, 29 and 18 years old. | Investigators did not give the names of the women killed alongside Mr Espinosa, only their ages. They were 40, 32, 29 and 18 years old. |
Proceso, the magazine Mr Espinosa worked for, identified the 32-year-old as Nadia Vera Perez from the southern state of Chiapas. | Proceso, the magazine Mr Espinosa worked for, identified the 32-year-old as Nadia Vera Perez from the southern state of Chiapas. |
According to the magazine, she was a social activist who had worked with Mr Espinosa in Veracruz. | According to the magazine, she was a social activist who had worked with Mr Espinosa in Veracruz. |
She belonged to a student movement that calls for more transparency in Mexican politics. | She belonged to a student movement that calls for more transparency in Mexican politics. |
A year ago, she told reporters that she had received death threats. | A year ago, she told reporters that she had received death threats. |
Threats | Threats |
Local media said the 29-year-old may have been Colombian. | Local media said the 29-year-old may have been Colombian. |
The 18-year-old is believed to have shared the flat with Ms Vera Perez and the 29-year-old. | |
The oldest victim is believed to be a cleaner who worked in the flat. Investigators said three of the women had been raped. | The oldest victim is believed to be a cleaner who worked in the flat. Investigators said three of the women had been raped. |
All had bullet wounds to the head. | All had bullet wounds to the head. |
On Sunday, prosecutors said robbery may have been a motive for the crime, as belongings of the victims were missing. | On Sunday, prosecutors said robbery may have been a motive for the crime, as belongings of the victims were missing. |
But Proceso editor Rafael Rodriguez Castaneda said the brutality of the murders suggested it was not a simple robbery. | But Proceso editor Rafael Rodriguez Castaneda said the brutality of the murders suggested it was not a simple robbery. |
Friends of Mr Espinosa said he had started receiving threats after Proceso published an unflattering picture he had shot of Veracruz governor Javier Duarte on its cover. | Friends of Mr Espinosa said he had started receiving threats after Proceso published an unflattering picture he had shot of Veracruz governor Javier Duarte on its cover. |
Mr Duarte condemned the killings and said he would help with the police investigation. | Mr Duarte condemned the killings and said he would help with the police investigation. |
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