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60-year old woman blogger stabbed to death in Mexico

Steven Hodson — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:38:48 +0000

Canadian René Wathelet was a successful financial planner who had decided to make the quiet little Mexican island called Isla Mujeres, which lies 10 kilometers off the coast of Cancun, as part of her change in careers. The mother of of three grown children had been intent on building a a new career around social media consulting business and had both a professional blog as well as her personal one – En direct des Îles.

This past Thursday though this dream came crashing down when neighbors reported hearing screams coming from René’s home. Shortly afterwards Mexican police found her dead from a reported 30 stab wounds to her chest and neck.

Police also said that they had arrested a 24-year-old Mexican by the name of Joaquin Palacios Garza as he was trying to flee the scene of the murder.

"She was full of life, she had these eyes that sparkled all the time, she’s the kind of person you want at your party," said Michelle Sullivan, a friend of Wathelet’s in Montreal.

"It’s particularly hard for us to comprehend what’s happened because she was full of life."

Wathelet kept residences in both Montreal and Isla Mujeres for years before moving to the island permanently a few months ago, Sullivan said.

In her final blog entry, dated the day she died, Wathelet wrote about her morning walk along the beach and looking north across the waves toward Montreal.

Source: The Star – Blogger stabbed to death in Mexico

image: Lanry Parra, NOVEDADES DE QUINTANA ROO/AP FILE PHOTO

Gunmen Attack Drug Rehab Clinic In Mexico, Kill 10 People

AHN — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:00:03 +0000

Ciudad Juarez, Mexico (AHN) – Gunmen attacked a rehabilitation clinic for drug addicts in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico Tuesday killing 10 people, including therapists.

Authorities do not know the motive of the 10:15 p.m. attack on the Life Annex treatment center that killed two therapists and eight patients as well as wounding two more, according to Enrique Torres, a spokesman of the government security forces.

Witnesses said the attackers were eight armed men, who fled after the massacre.

The attack was the second directed against a drug rehabilitation clinic in two weeks. The previous attack saw 18 people executed at the back of another clinic.

The latest attack happened despite the presence of some 8,500 troops in Ciudad Juarez, where members of rival drug cartels are in a violent competition for dominance.

Passengers freed, crew still captive in Aeromexico Flight 576 hijacking

Kim LaCapria — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:03:53 +0000

Reports say that passengers were bussed away from the hjiacked Aeromexico 737 flight this afternoon, but crew remains onboard as government officials held an emergency meeting to assess the situation.

104 people were onboard Aeromexico Flight 576 from Cancun to Mexico City, and witnesses say around 100 people exited the plane. The hijackers, reportedly Bolivian, are in talks with Mexico’s president Felipe Calderon and are threatening to detonate an explosive device if their demands are not met.

We will update as information becomes available.

Update: Reports say seven men have been detained in connection with the hijacking, no word on whether they were the hijackers on board the plane.

[Source: New York Daily News]

Mexican Drug War Heats Up – 5 Police Killed in Coordinated Attacks

Paul Short — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 01:36:18 +0000

At least 8 cities in Mexico were the target of coordinated attacks by drug gangs on Police and the military.

Three Mexican Federal police and two soldiers were killed in the attacks by drug gangs. Another 18 were wounded in the onslaught. It is believed the attacks are in retaliation for the capture of Arnoldo Rueda Medina by police, a high-ranking member of the Michoacan Family drug gang.

Automatic weapons and grenades were used in the attacks of police and the military in the Mexican cities of Morelia, Zitacuaro, Zamora, Lazaro Cardenas, Apatzingan, La Piedad and Huetamo in the Pacific Coast state of Michoacan state. Acapulco was also a target, with gunfire erupting, but no injuries were reported there.

Anti-kidnap expert kidnapped

Samantha DeWitt — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 17:00:12 +0000

An anti-kidnapping expert has been kidnapped by gunmen in Mexico. Felix Batista, an anti-kidnap specialist who has been credited with ensuring the freedom of hundeds of hostages was abducted as he stepped outside a restaurant to answer a phone call.

It is thought that drug gangs are responsible, and they are blamed for hundreds of kidnappings in Mexico each year.

Mr Batista was in Mexico to offer advice to the state about how to deal with kidnaps for ransom when he was abducted. Now that is ironic, and not in the Alanis Morrisette kind of way.

We hope that he is able to appoint himself as hostage negotiator, and talk himself out of there.

Jenny Rivera’s Sex Tape Shame

Duncan Riley — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 05:49:27 +0000

Mexican-American singer Jenny Rivera continues to be haunted by a sex tape that is being circulated around the internet.

39 year Rivera is a top seller on the Latin charts having sold 20 million albums and is a Latin Grammy Award winner.

People en Español initially reported back in October that Jenny and one of her musicians taped themselves in sex acts using a cell phone camera, that was then stolen.

Rivera confirmed the sex tape, saying that “I ask the media to respect my privacy in this difficult and embarrassing moment. As a mother, I feel super ashamed.”

Our advice: if you don’t want to get caught, don’t film yourself having sex!

Scientists turn tequila into diamonds

Duncan Riley — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 03:23:17 +0000

Mexican scientists have found a new use for tequila: turning it into diamonds instead of blurry nights and savage hangovers.

The scientists found that heated vapor from common brand Tequila Blanco, when deposited on a stainless steel base, can form diamond films.

Before you rush out and by Tequila to cook your own diamonds for that special person in your life, the end result isn’t as exciting as it seems, because the diamond crystals produced are too small to use in Jewelry.

The tequila diamonds could be used to “detect radiation, coat cutting tools or, above all, as a substitute for silicon in the computer chips of the future,” said Miguel Apatiga, a researcher at the National Autonomous University of Mexico told the media.

Car Meets Cyclists. OMG.

Duncan Riley — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:50:47 +0000

Ever wonder what a car plowing into a group of cyclists looks like? CNN shows us with this incredible picture of a car plowing into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border. The toll: 1 dead, 10 injured.

According to the report, the 28-year-old driver was drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race.

The picture is said to have been taken by a city official watching the race. PS: OMG.