A total of 61 bodies were discovered in an abandoned crematorium early Friday near the Mexican port of Acapulco, located in the violent state of Guerrero, about 180 miles east of Ayotzinapa.
Residents of the area alerted authorities when the bodies gave off a terrible smell around 9:30 Thursday evening. The army, national police and officials from the state’s Attorney General’s office arrived at the scene in Costa Chica, around 10 miles from the touristic hub of Acapulco, local journalist Darwin Garcia told teleSUR.
The human remains were taken in forensic service vehicles for DNA testing at around 1:30 a.m. Friday, he added.
Garcia, from local newspaper Novedades, said that the crematorium, abandoned for over a year, was suspected to have been used by an organized criminal group to destroy evidence of murdering its enemies. The owner is still unknown.
The remains were covered in chalk to prevent the stench and none of the bodies had been burned, Uriel Sanchez from Mexican national news media Quadratin, reported.
DNA testing will begin later today, although due to the state of putrefaction, authorities do not suspect a link with the 43 disappeared students from the nearby Ayotzinapa teachers training college, who were kidnapped by police in September.
According to EFE, work has already begun to identify how many men, women and children are among the bodies.
An official press conference will take place later today.
Friday 6 February 2015
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