Mexico City killing sparks fury over violence against women
The gruesome murder of a 25-year-old woman in Mexico's capital has unleashe...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The gruesome murder of a 25-year-old woman in Mexico’s capital has unleashed outrage among authorities and rights groups after leaked photos of her mutilated body appeared on the front page of a newspaper.
Prosecutors will seek the maximum punishment for Ingrid Escamilla’s murder, the capital’s mayor said on Tuesday, adding a suspect had been arrested for the crime that took place at an apartment north of the city center at the weekend.
Marches to protest violence against women have intensified in recent months, with demonstrators setting government buildings on fire and daubing monuments with graffiti.
An average of 10 women were killed a day in Mexico in 2018, the year with the highest number of murders of women in three decades, according to official data. For women who suffered violence, more than 40% of them were victims of their partners.
Escamilla’s murder was a particularly horrific display of brutality in a country accustomed to regular violence.
Police found the young woman’s body skinned and without organs.
A man identified by media as the detained suspect, appeared in a video, streaked with blood, talking to police. Media said the man was the woman’s domestic partner. A police spokeswoman referred questions about the case to the prosecutor’s office.
A photograph of the victim featured on the cover of Pasala, a newspaper that splashes gory stories and photographs on its front pages, often with salacious headlines.
The headline accompanying Escamilla’s photograph read: “It was cupid’s fault.” Editors at Pasala did not respond to a request for comment.
The Mexico City prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday it was investigating six civil servants to determine who leaked the images.
Some social media users reacted to the gory photograph by posting pictures of Escamilla showing her smiling and confident, with neatly combed hair and bright lipstick.
“Out of respect to you and your family, this is the only way I want to remember you,” one user wrote on Twitter, where #IngridEscamilla and #JusticeForIngrid were trending topics.
The National Women’s Institute of Mexico (Inmujeres) condemned the publication of the photograph and the crime.
“Mexico is facing a tremendous challenge with respect to violence against women,” the institute said in a statement. “We urge the media to work with rigor and professionalism.”
Milenio Television reported that Escamilla had filed a complaint against her partner several months ago but later withdrew it.
An article by The Sun also includes a video of the man in police custody in which he claims to have been attacked first.
Man admits letting girlfriend stab him 3 times before taking knife, skinning her and flushing intestines down toilet
A MAN has admitted murdering his young lover before skinning her and flushing her intestines down the toilet. Erik Francisco Robledo, 46, says he killed Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, 25, after letting h…
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A man has admitted murdering his young lover before skinning her and flushing her intestines down the toilet.
Erik Francisco Robledo, 46, says he killed Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, 25, after letting her stab him three times during an argument.
Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, 25, was killed and dismembered
Erik Francisco Robledo, 46, says he killed Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, 25, in an apartment in Mexico City
He then grabbed the knife from her and used it to stab her in the throat, he confessed.
The killing took place in an apartment in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City.
According to local media, the incident happened after an argument between the pair.
Reports said neighbours called the Citizen Safety Secretary (SSC) when they saw the blood-soaked man coming out of his building.
Footage shows Robledo in a car with his head bandaged and blood on his chest while he reportedly talks to a policeman.
Robledo said he let Ingrid stab him three times
Blood-soaked Robledo said he killed his lover
In the clip he said: “We started to argue and we fought. She said she wanted to kill me and I said do it."
He added: "She took a knife and I said do it at once. She stabbed me once and I said do it stronger. And she tried two more times.”
When asked why he dismembered the woman's dead body he answered: “I did not want anyone to know."
He added: "I used the same knife she attacked me with to stab her in her throat. I threw pieces of her dead body to the drainage system because I felt ashamed.”
Reports claim the alleged murderer then used a kitchen knife to skin the dead body and remove parts of flesh and the guts from the woman’s dead body before throwing them down the toilet and into the sewer.
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