Mexico to investigate Salvadoran woman’s death in police custody
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A video showed Victoria Salazar Arriaza pinned to the ground by police, reminiscent of the death of George Floyd.
Mexican prosecutors have announced that they have opened a homicide investigation into the death of a Salvadoran woman who was shown on video being pinned to the ground by a female police officer, drawing similarities with the death of George Floyd last year. Victoria Salazar Arriaza, 36, died on Saturday in the Caribbean beach resort of Tulum. A video published by news site Noticaribe showed her writhing and crying out as she lay face down on a road with a policewoman kneeling on her back while male officers stood by.More Related News