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Mexicali Woman Reported Missing Found Dead Near Tulichek Canal

Prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into her death.

Overview

  • Municipal police confirmed a woman’s body was recovered at 8:52 a.m. Saturday at the edge of the Tulichek canal near Camino Viejo and Xochimilco, with firefighters assisting and the state prosecutor’s office processing the scene.
  • Family members at the site said the victim is 29-year-old Joceline Dianneth, with formal identification pending genetic testing by the Baja California prosecutor’s office.
  • She had been reported missing after going to the Centro de Atención al Niño Autista to pick up her three-year-old son, whose mother’s vehicle was later found with the child inside.
  • Officers reported the body was in underwear and gagged with gray tape, and local reports described possible binding, while authorities have not disclosed an official cause of death.
  • Local outlets reported a man was detained on Sunday in connection with the case, a claim not confirmed by the prosecutor’s office, as friends and community groups called for justice and organized support for funeral costs.