Stabbed and burned: Protest in Mexico following brutal brutal murder of a woman

A local newspaper has published graphic images of the scorched body of a young woman from Mexico City that has angered hundreds of women across the state. The protesters sprayed inscriptions on the presidential palace, burning vehicles and clashing with security forces. "There are hundreds of cases like this, it fills us with anger and rage"

Stabbed and burned: Protest in Mexico following brutal brutal murder of a woman

Protesters smeared red-blooded letters on Friday with the words "State of Murder" on the Presidential Palace in Mexico, before marching under heavy rain to the headquarters of La Perce newspaper to protest against the controversial coverage of the victims. The march on Valentine's Day led by women broke out following the murder of Ingrid Eskemila, a 25-year-old Mexico City woman, and posting graphic images of her scorched body in the press.

Some of the 200 participants in the protest, most of them women, burned vehicles belonging to La Francesa and even confronted the security forces, which prevented them from breaking into the newspaper's offices. They demanded justice when they shouted "not one more murder" and carried signs saying "We demand responsible journalism", "We are all Ingrid" and "Sexism kills".

Burning vehicles belonging to the newspaper. Protest between protesters and security forces (Photo: Reuters)

Protests against violence against women in Mexico, February 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

In Mexico, an average of ten women are murdered each day. The data shows that last year marked a new record in the number of cases. The United Nations Organization for Women's Equality and Empowerment has condemned Eskemila's murder on Twitter. "We demand comprehensive action to eradicate violence against women and girls. "We demand full justice," the organization tweeted. "Ingrid is not an isolated case."

Lila Florence Guerrero, whose daughter was violently murdered in 2017, called on Andres President Manuel Lopes Overdor, who was in his palace during the protest, to do more to stop the violence. "It's not just Ingrid. There are hundreds of women murders," Guerrero said. "It fills us with anger and rage."

One demonstrator spray-painted the name "Ingrid" in huge pink letters on the presidential palace door. Many of the attendees noted that Escamila is just one of a recent wave of brutal murders of women. Others drew slogans that read "They are killing us" on one of the building's walls and fired yellow flames from flammable paint cans.

Inside the magnificent palace, where Lopes Overdour lives with his family, the president tried to appease the protesters at a press conference. "I don't bury my head in the sand. The government I represent will always make sure that women are safe," he said, without providing further details about his plans.

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"Ingrid is not an isolated case." Protesters in Mexico (Photo: Reuters)

Protests against violence against women in Mexico, February 2020 (Photo: Reuters)

The protesters also accused the press of collaborating with the phenomena in light of Eskamila's body posting photos. In La Prensa, they have defended their reputation as a body reporting crime and murder, issues that the government claims would be silent, saying they are open to discussing their procedures. "We understand today that this was not enough and we have started a more in-depth examination," the newspaper's front page said yesterday.

A 22-year-old black-clad student wearing a black mask on his face said there appeared to be an impact to the protest following the young woman's death. According to her, "La livelihood" has succumbed to "pressure from feminists."