Mexico arrests suspects in killing of 7-year-old girl


  • World
  • Thursday, 20 Feb 2020

FILE PHOTO: The coffin of seven-year-old Fatima Cecilia Aldrighett, who went missing and whose body was discovered inside a plastic bag, is seen during her funeral in Mexico City, Mexico February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican law enforcement has arrested suspects in the killing of a seven-year-old girl whose murder rocked the capital with protests, Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum wrote in a post on Twitter on Wednesday.

The body of Fatima Cecilia Aldrighett was discovered over the weekend in a plastic garbage bag, sparking outrage over growing violence against women in Mexico.

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