Mexico city mayor murdered and beheaded six days after taking office

The mayor of Chilpancingo, capital of Guerrero state in southern Mexico, has been murdered, Governor Evelyn Salgado and an official of the opposition political alliance announced on Sunday. The 43-year-old mayor, who had taken office just six days ago, was beheaded and his head placed on the roof of a pickup truck. “I strongly condemn the murder of the president of the Chilpancingo Municipal Council, Alejandro Arcos Catalan, which was confirmed by the General Prosecutor’s Office,” Governor Salgado said via X. “His loss plunges the entire community of Guerrero into mourning and fills us with indignation “, added the governor, who belongs to the ruling leftist Movement for National Renaissance (Morena). “They murdered our mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, and just three days ago, the secretary of the same municipality, Francisco Tapia. It was less than a week since they took office,” said the president of the opposition PRI, Alejandro Moreno. The governor and its president […]
Source: News Beast

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