Overview

• María de Jesús Mundo’s remains were held at the Puebla forensic medical service for five days after her July 24 death from cardio-respiratory arrest at the Central de Autobuses de Puebla.
• On July 29 a woman claiming to be Mundo’s daughter completed legal procedures to recover the body but authorities have not publicly verified her familial link.
• The Fiscalía General del Estado de Puebla has not indicated whether it will open an investigation into the prolonged abandonment that saw Mundo living at the bus station for more than three years.
• Mundo declined repeated shelter offers from state and municipal DIF officials so she could remain at the agreed meeting point while awaiting her children’s return.
• The case underscores gaps in Mexico’s elder care and legal accountability for older adults abandoned by family.