CNN has reported that the missing students from Southern Mexico are most likely to be the burnt remains found in a river. The remains however are so badly charred, that it will take time to process any DNA tests used to identify the bodies retrieved from the garbage bags discovered by scuba divers searching the area. So far, 74 people in connection with the student’s disappearance, have been arrested. Three main suspects have been identified as members of the Guerreros Unidos gang; Patricio Reyes Landa, Jhonatan Osorio Gomez and Agustin Garcia Reyes. They have confessed to the killings, and have incriminated others for the heinous crime. [1] Protests have been sparked across Mexico as a result of the investigation. The governor of Guerrero has been accused of acting too slowly after the student’s abductions and has since taken leave from office. But it is seen as an act of side-stepping the investigation. The President of Mexico has also been asked to step down from his position if he can’t deliver answers on the missing students, most of who were studying a teaching degree at a rural college in Ayotzinapa. “The government is trying to resolve things its way so that to rid itself of this great problem it is facing,” [2]one parent told CNN. The Attorney General, Murillo, l who is helping to push the investigation, agrees that the situation is difficult and time consuming, but he upholds his comment that the orders to abduct these students came from the Mayor. Since then, authorities have arrested Iguala Mayor, Jose Luis Abarca and his wife.[3] Investigations continue. [1] Joe Tuckman (7 November 2014) “Mexican gang suspected of killing 43 students admits to mass murder.”
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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/07/gang-suspected-43-mexican-students The Guardian. (Retrieved 17 November 2014) [2] Mariano Castillo, CNN. “Remains could be 43 missing Mexican students.”(11 November 2014) http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/world/americas/mexico-missing-students/index.html CNN (Retrieved 17 November 2014) [3] 5 News Web Staff (7 November 2014) “Official: 43 Mexican students killed, burned, dumped on Mayor’s orders.” http://5newsonline.com/2014/11/07/official-43-mexican-students-killed-burned-dumped-on-mayors-orders/ (Retrieved 17 November 2014)







