Off the wire
• Interview: Arbitration not helpful to solve South China Sea dispute: Bulgarian expert  • France 0 Albania 0 - halftime  • 2nd LD-Writethru: U.S. Fed keeps interest rates unchanged  • Czech to send air instructors team to Iraq  • EU member stats backing Money Market Funds reform  • Brexit would significantly weaken German growth: economic institute  • Romania held by Switzerland 1-1 with late goal in 2016 EURO Group A (updated)  • Mining stocks lead JSE's rebound  • 2nd LD Writethru: Gravitational waves detected for a second time: scientists  • 70th Edinburgh Film Festival opens with premiere of "Tommy's Honour"  
You are here: 　 Home

Suspected murderer of 11 members of same family arrested in Mexico

Xinhua, June 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Mexican police have arrested a man suspected of being involved in the murder of 11 members of a same family in Coxcatlan, in the central state of Puebla, state authorities announced on Wednesday.

The suspect, whose identity was not revealed, was arrested for his alleged involvement in the murder spree on June 9, when the family was attacked by men armed with guns and knives, said a press release of Puebla's prosecutor general's office.

The mayor of Coxcatlan, Vicente Lopez de la Vega, also told a press conference Wednesday that authorities had arrested a 23-year-old man in the nearby village of El Mirador.

According to the mayor, the suspect, who was found guilty of raping one of the female victims of the family nine years ago, had planned revenge against the family.

Three family members survived the attack, including an 8-year-old boy, who was allegedly the son of the suspect and his rape victim, said de la Vega. Enditem