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Mexican Protector of Macaws Found Murdered in Chiapas
Nora Lopez killed in Palenque, Chiapas in Mexico, Aug. 22, 2019
Published 22 August 2019 (3 hours 39 minutes ago)
Lopez was in charge of the macaw breeding project at the Ecopark Aluxes owned by former Chiapas governor, Patrocinio Gonzalez Garrido. No suspects have been found.
The Attorney General of Chiapas confirmed Thursday the murder of Mexican biologist and environmentalist Nora Lopez who spearheaded the red macaw breeding project in southeastern Mexico.
"The Prosecutor's Office of Homicide and Feminicide (reports) that the victim was found dead in a hostel along the Palenque-Ocosingo road," read a statement from the attorney general’s office on Thursday.
“Attorney General Jorge Luis Llaven Abarca has instructed for the immediate dispatch of special (investigators) to the city of Palenque in order to … clarify the facts and find those responsible," for Lopez’ death, added the communique.
The scientist was found with what seem to be knife wounds, and authorities so that so far they have no motive for the murder.
More:
https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/Mexican-Protector-of-Macaws-Found-Murdered-in-Chiapas-20190822-0016.html