MEXICO CITY - 7 May 2008 - 110 words
Mexico
City: priest murdered by intruders
Father Julio Cesar Mendoza Acuña,
33 year-old Pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Mexico City,
was killed on Friday by two unidentified hitmen, according to
a report from "Agencia Siame," of the Archdiocese of
Mexico City.
According to information from the General Justice Attorney of
the Federal District, two people entered the church after dark
and bound Fr Mendoza, who was inspecting the parish. They later
took him and severely beat him inside the front door of his parish
residence, located in a neighborhood in south Mexico City. The
priest was found by another priest from the same parish, Fr Francisco
Guzman Carreon, who was surprised not to find Fr Julio in the
church, as he was almost always there. After searching the entire
three-story building, he found him on the floor in his apartment,
heavily bleeding. He was immediately taken to the hospital, where
he died shortly after his arrival.
Authorities have already indicated that they are taking necessary
measures to bring those responsible to justice. Until now, the
motive of the attack is unknown, however robbery appears to be
unlikely, as no objects were found missing from the church.
Source: Fides
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