Overview
- The state attorney general’s office said the 15-year-old died from mechanical asphyxia due to hanging and found no evidence of another person’s involvement.
- Investigators reported that the fire that burned the body started roughly 150 meters from the site and occurred after the teen had died.
- The student, identified as a CECyTE Plantel 07 pupil, was discovered suspended from a tree in a vacant lot after relatives reported him missing when he left for school.
- Parents and students protested at the campus this week, accusing director Óscar César Mateos of failing to report a reported altercation and to activate safety protocols, and they forced him from the school.
- State education authorities said they are cooperating with prosecutors and providing psychological support to the school community.