Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico October 21 2005.
The cadaver of a person that was being transported in a motorcycle was abandoned on the middle of the street in the city’s downtown area after the motorcycle conductor suffered an accident, who apparently has already been detained with an accomplice.
This curious and macabre scene took place this morning (10/21/05) at 7:am in the corner of 3rd street and Ocampo street (minutes from the border). According to forensics, the conductor of a very old and beat up motorcycle lost control of the vehicle and they fell on the street.
One police officer and several witnesses observed the conductor struggling desperately to free himself from his deceased passenger that was strapped on with a jacket and duct tape. Once free he took flight but was quickly apprehended.
The cadaver was wearing a white sweater and a black helmet, inside the helmet the head was wrapped with a towel to prevent blood from oozing out.
Forensic police discovered lesions in the neck and all over the body, a wound in the forehead, probably done by a knife. The cause of death at the moment appears to be death by strangulation.
Castro Trenti (Chief of homicide) and other veteran police officers are hard pressed to believed what had transpired and consider that so far this is the most macabre incident to date.
This is the original link:
http://www.tijuanapress.com/noticia.php?id=2215
This is the google translation. (not a very good one I am affraid)
http://translate.google.com/translat...language_tools
