Overview

• State investigators executed a judge‑authorized search after funeral‑home staff refused to release the body of an 8‑month‑old.
• Nine bodies, including the infant, were removed to SEMEFO for examination and the Funeraria Latinoamericana was placed under custody.
• The FGE said the child showed apparent signs of malnutrition and possible abuse, a characterization IMSS‑Bienestar disputes based on medical records and a negative toxicology test.
• Authorities are reviewing whether eight additional bodies were moved directly from hospitals to the funeral home without mandatory notification to the Ministerio Público.
• Families were told to present at the Fiscalía and SEMEFO to complete procedures to recover remains as the investigation and forensic determinations continue.