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Tlaxcala Prosecutors Rule CECyTE Student’s Death a Suicide

Forensic findings indicate death by hanging, with burns sustained postmortem.

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.