Abelardo Medellín

The body of a decapitated man was found yesterday morning, Sunday, September 6, on the side of the road to El Portezuelo, in the municipality of Cerro de San Pedro; along with the headless corpse and the man’s head, there was a  narco-message. 

Residents of the vicinity of Cerro de San Pedro were the ones who, at approximately 10 a.m., reported the discovery of the executed man so that the corresponding corporations could begin investigations.

At the scene, the body of a young man, who has not yet been identified, was found wearing a red t-shirt and jeans; next to the body was the head of the deceased and a cardboard sign that attributed the execution to an organized crime group.

It is worth remembering that, according to data from the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, the number of victims of intentional homicide in San Luis Potosí has ​​increased exponentially in the last three months; proof of this is not only the more than 60 executions in the state in August alone or the violent days that have been experienced in Matehuala and Rioverde, but the variation of 39.3 percent increase in homicide victims in the state between June and July 2020, a figure that places the state among the 10 with the highest growth of those affected by this crime.