The coffin of Gisela Mota, mayor of Temixco, Mexico, is carried from her home. Ms Mota was killed on January 2, one day after taking her oath of office. Cuernavaca’s Bishop Ramon Castro Castro said the murder had clearly been intended to send the message “if you don’t cooperate with organised crime, look at what’s going to happen to you”. Photo: CNS
Mexican mayor mudered after one day in office
The coffin of Gisela Mota, former mayor of Temixco, Mexico, is carried out of her home Jan. 3. Mota was killed Jan. 2, one day after taking oath of office. (CNS photo/Margarito Perez, Reuters) See MEXICO-MAYOR-MOTA-CRIME Jan. 4, 2015.