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Mexican cartel dismembers body, stitches victim's face on soccer ball
The body of Hugo Hernandez, 36, was left on the streets of Los Mochis in seven pieces as a chilling threat to members of the Juarez drug cartel. A note read: "Happy New Year, because this will be your last."To drive home the point, the assailants skinned Hernandez's face and stitched it onto a soccer ball. The find, confirmed Friday by Sinaloa state prosecutors, represents a new level of brutality in Mexico's drug war, in which torture and beheadings are almost daily occurrences. Hernandez was taken to Sinaloa after being kidnapped Jan. 2 in neighboring Sonora state, said Martin Robles, a spokesman for Sinaloa prosecutors. The motive for his abduction was unclear. His torso was found in a plastic container in one location; elsewhere another box contained his arms, legs and skull, Robles said. The ball was left near City Hall. Posted by: tipper 2010-01-10 |
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