Journalist slain in Mexico City had signs of torture

A Mexican investigative journal is reporting that one among its collaborators is amongst 5 individuals discovered slain early Saturday in an condo in Mexico Metropolis.

As a photojournalist, Ruben Espinosa collaborated with Proceso and other media.

Ruben Espinosa, 31, a photographer with magazine “Proceso” was among the five victims found with bound hands, bearing apparent signs of torture, according to Articulo 19, a media rights group.

The bodies were discovered after neighbors alerted the police on Friday night, according to the Mexico City prosecutor’s office. It stated identifications and trigger of demise have been nonetheless being verified.

A spokesmen for the District Attorney’s Office informed the El Universal newspaper that Espinosa, who additionally labored as a freelancer for the AVC information company in Veracruz, was among these killed. Veracruz has been a risky state for reporters, as the often become targets of organized crime linked to drugs gangs. The Committee to Protect Journalists says 11 journalists have been killed there since 2010.

The advocacy group said in an article that the killing occurred “without authorities charged with protecting journalists lifting a finger to help Espinosa”. He had fled to the capital in June after being harassed in his home state of Veracruz.