Mob in Mexico brutally beats suspected kidnapper to death hours before Holy Week procession
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A woman suspected in the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, is dragged out of a police vehicle by a mob in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up off the ground and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A woman wipes away tears during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hours earlier a mob beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing the young girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Women chant the word "justice" during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hours earlier a mob beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing the young girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A woman chants the Spanish word for "justice" during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hours earlier a mob beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing the young girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A woman carries her daughter during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hours earlier a mob beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing the young girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A woman holds a sign with a message that loosely translates from Spanish: "Children should not be harmed", during a demonstration protesting the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, in the main square of Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Hours earlier a mob beat a woman to death because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing the young girl. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A bare-footed penitent walks in a Holy Week procession, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Penitents carry a bundle of thorny branches during a Holy Week procession in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. In traditional processions that last from Thursday evening into the early morning hours of Friday, hooded penitents drag chains and shoulder the thorny bundles through the streets, as some flog themselves with nail-studded whips meant to bring them closer to God. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A mob beats a woman they suspect of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl, after dragging her out of a police vehicle, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)ADDS THAT THE WOMAN DIED - A mob beats a woman they suspect of kidnapping and killing an 8-year-old girl, after dragging her out of a police vehicle, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Residents gather as the coffin that contain the remains of an 8-year-old girl is delivered to family, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday; her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Funeral workers carry the coffin that contain the remains of an 8-year-old girl, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday; her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A relative of an 8-year-old girl, who was kidnapped the previous day, weeps as her body is handed over to family in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Residents gather as the coffin that contain the remains of an 8-year-old girl is delivered to family, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday; her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A relative mourns as funeral workers carry the coffin that contain the remains of an 8-year-old girl, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday; her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)A woman holds a sign with a message that reads in Spanish: "Justice for Cami" in reference to an 8-year-old girl who disappeared the previous day, in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. The 8-year-old girl disappeared Wednesday; her body was found on a road on the outskirts of the city early Thursday. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
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A woman suspected in the kidnapping and killing of an 8-year-old girl, is dragged out of a police vehicle by a mob in Taxco, Mexico, Thursday, March 28, 2024. Police then picked her up off the ground and took her away. The Guerrero state prosecutors office later confirmed the woman died of her injuries. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)