Officials investigating the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico have confirmed they were kidnapped, murdered and incinerated by police.
Families of the victims
believe their loved ones are still alive – but for the first time,
Mexico's attorney general has said he is certain that all of the
students were killed and burned before their remains were thrown into a
river.
He added: "To close the
investigation is perhaps not the appropriate word, until I have all of
those responsible under arrest I can't close it, so that is not the
right word.
"But if you ask me if
the elements of the investigation are enough to conclude that they were
killed there and incinerated, I would say 'yes', and even more than in
many other cases."
The case has caused
considerable controversy in Mexico, with some fire experts claiming the
government's rendition of events is implausible.
However, forensic
evidence suggests that the fuel and temperature of the fire at the
garbage dump was capable of turning 43 bodies into ashes.
Mexican authorities have
only been able to identify the DNA of one student, and Austrian
scientists working on the case have claimed it is impossible to identify
the other victims.
Relatives of the missing
students have said they no longer believe a word the government says,
as the theory of what happened to their loved ones has continually
changed since they were last seen in September.
The brother-in-law of
one victim, Valentin Cornelio Gonzalez, said: "On a personal level, it
makes me mad because this is what they've always done.
"There's no chance that
the parents are going to believe the government saying they're dead…
they are going to look for them alive."
The conclusion that all 43 students have been killed is based on the testimony of a prime suspect arrested a fortnight ago.
Felipe Rodriguez Salgado is one of 99 people who have been detained in connection with the crime.culled
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