Mexican mayor Alejandro Arcos beheaded days after taking office

News.com.au - 08/10
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as “deplorable.”

The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as “deplorable.”

Local media reported that Chilpancingo mayor Alejandro Arcos was decapitated and his head left on the hood of a pick-up truck, but there was no official confirmation.

An investigation was underway to establish the motive and arrest those responsible, Sheinbaum told a press conference.

The killing was the latest in a series of deadly attacks on politicians in t...
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