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Genoveva Sánchez Peralta, Mother of Missing Ayotzinapa Student, Dies at 60

Relatives say her passing underscores the human toll of the unresolved disappearance of the 43 students.

Overview

  • She died on Thursday, December 4, in Tixtla, Guerrero, and was veiled and buried in her hometown of Atliaca the following day.
  • Sánchez Peralta was the mother of Israel Sánchez Caballero and died without learning his whereabouts or those of the other missing students.
  • The Colectivo de Madres y Padres de Ayotzinapa confirmed her death and attributed it to years of emotional exhaustion and health strains from the search.
  • A fellow parent said she had multiple illnesses, including diabetes, as rights groups and Mexico’s Interior Ministry officials expressed condolences.
  • Her death brings the tally of deceased parents in the Ayotzinapa case to seven since 2014, highlighting the prolonged toll on the families.