They find the remains of at least 17 people in the house of an alleged Mexican femicide

The human remains of at least 17 people were found in the home of Andrés Mendoza, 72, better known as the femicide of Atizapán, a municipality in the State of Mexico.

The Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico (FGJEM) informed Mexican media that they located

3,787 skeletal remains

in the home.

The expert analyzes of the remains found revealed the possibility that they correspond to the remains of 17 people.

The institution also began the analysis of 600 investigation folders linked to the disappearance of people in the last 31 years.

The prosecution also reported the discovery of

53 video recordings, as well as 29 snapshots, 44 medium photos, 17 children and one passport size

.

Various objects were also found such as: two scales, a knife, a machete, eight books, five notebooks, eight cell phones, 12 cell phone chips, eight nail varnishes, five bracelets, six necklaces, four pairs of earrings, three rings, two women's wallets and nine sets of keys.

The prosecution explained that the bone remains are in a study stage called lateralization, which consists of the

meticulous cleaning of each one of them

.

After this process, the part of the body they correspond to will be identified and they will be placed in their anatomical position, to know approximately the number of victims.

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The authorities reported that the excavations, which began on May 17, will continue in a fourth area, which includes three rooms that were used as homes and another where there was a dental office, in the building located in the Lomas de San Miguel neighborhood. .

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Mendoza was prosecuted for the femicide of Reyna González, 34, on May 20.

The dismembered remains of the woman were found in the basement of the house.

Along with the female objects found, the experts also seized numerous videotapes.

The authorities then revealed that

Mendoza was sitting down to eat with his victim's family.

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On average, more than 10 women die every 24 hours in Mexico.

The number of investigation folders for femicide has increased every year: from 411 in 2015 to 860 in 2020.

However, organizations such as UN Women have warned that these figures have a fundamental problem.

For example, in 2019, 971 alleged victims of feminicide and 2,862 alleged victims of intentional homicides of women were registered in Mexico, that is, only in 25.3% of murder cases was an investigation folder opened considering gender reasons such as femicides .

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In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020, Mexico registered 16,545 crimes of rape and a history of more than 260,000 emergency calls related to violence against women.

With information from Reform, Sin Embargo and Milenio.