Spanish Minister Demands Justice After Violent Death of Young Woman in Mexico
Spanish authorities are contacting her family as prosecutors investigate the death as a femicide and seek the motive behind the stabbing.
- On Saturday, 21-year-old Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte was found dead with stab wounds in Cuautla, about 100 kilometers from Mexico City, while on an academic exchange at the Autonomous University in Morelos State.
- Morelos State Prosecutor Fernando Blumenkron is investigating the death as a femicide, with authorities pursuing every line of inquiry to identify the person responsible. Mexico has long struggled with high rates of gender-based killings, framing this case within a persistent pattern.
- The University of Granada condemned Tacoronte's "murder" in a statement, while students and faculty held a minute of silence. This institutional response underscores the academic community's solidarity with the victim's family.
- Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares demanded justice during a visit to Andorra, telling reporters, "We want to get to the bottom of this." Spanish authorities remain in contact with the victim's family.
- Diplomatic efforts continue as the investigation proceeds in Mexico, with Spanish officials maintaining contact with the family of Tacoronte. The case has drawn international attention to violence in Morelos State.
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The Iberian academic community and the authorities of both countries demand justice after the crime of the Spanish student in Cuautla.
Claudia Tacoronte, 21, was murdered in central Mexico, where she was making a year of exchange. She is the fourth student enrolled at the University of Morelos to be killed this year.
The emergency services took about 30 minutes to reach the area where the Spanish Claudia Tacoronte was attacked, who died.
The Prosecutor's Office investigates the femicide of the Spanish student who was exchanging in Mexico without having solved the previous crimes of Kimberly Ramos, Karol Toledo and Michelle Fuentes
CITY OF MEXICO (AP) — Mexican authorities investigate the femicide of a young Spanish woman who was on academic exchange in a town in the state of Morelos, south of Mexico City.
Spanish minister demands justice after violent death of young woman in Mexico
MEXICO CITY, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs demanded justice after the violent death of a Spanish college student in a state neighboring Mexico City, a case that media reports said was a stabbing and local authorities are inv...
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