Crime journalist Julio Valdivia has been found beheaded in Veracruz, a state in eastern Mexico. That reports The world, the newspaper he worked for.
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Police found the journalist’s body and motorcycle near train tracks in Motzorongo, some 300 kilometers southeast of Mexico City. According to local media, Valdivia is the victim of a ‘cowardly murder’. An investigation has been opened.
He was found near the train tracks. He had been tortured and beheaded, ”an employee of the newspaper Valdivia worked for said anonymously.
The 44-year-old journalist, who specialized in crime and violence, is said to have received threats months ago.
Mexico is one of the most dangerous countries for journalists. In the past 20 years, more than 140 journalists have been murdered and only a small fraction of these murders have led to convictions. According to the organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF), four journalists have already been murdered in the country this year.
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