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Mayor of Nahuatzen kidnapped and murdered

Family members of the victim reported that suspects had kidnapped Otlica Avilés early this morning

English | 23-04-19 | 11:37 | Actualizada | 13-03-23 | 17:46 |

Carlos Arrieta

The Attorney General’s Office of the Mexican State of Michoacán (FGE) confirmed that the mayor of Nahuatzen, David Eduardo Otlica Avilés , was found dead this morning.

Family members of the victim reported that a group of suspects had kidnapped Otlica Avilés early this morning.

The state government body stated that the mayor had been deprived of his liberty during the first few hours of this Tuesday in the San Isidro community, Nahuatzen municipality .

A few minutes ago, the FGE notified that the body had been found in a place called Cortijo Viejo, in the Coeneo municipality.

“The mayor was deprived of his liberty during the first few hours of today in the San Isidro community. A few minutes ago it was reported that he had been found dead in a place known as Cortijo Viejo, Coeneo municipality,”

tweeted the Attorney’s Office two hours ago.

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El alcalde fue privado de la libertad durante las primeras horas de hoy en la localidad de San Isidro, municipio de Nahuatzen y hace unos minutos se notificó que fue localizado sin vida en un lugar conocido como Cortijo Viejo, en el municipio de Coeneo.
— Fiscalía General del Estado de Michoacán (@FiscaliaMich) April 23, 2019

Through its Twitter account, the government body informed that it had begun all legal inquiries and procedures for the clarification of facts.

The state secretary of government, Carlos Herrera Tello , expressed his condemnation of the assassination of Otlica Avilés, assuring that the heinous act would not go unpunished and that those responsible would be brought to justice.