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Thursday 23 October 2014

Mexican drug cartel tracks down journalist, kills her - then uses her own Twitter account to boast about it

A citizen journalist named Dr María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio from Reynosa, Mexico, who spoke out against organised crime in her city was tracked down and brutally killed by Mexican drug cartel who then hacked into her twitter account and used it to announce her death and then posted a photo of her bloody, lifeless body.

The cruel pic was accompanied by a series of tweets, which started by saying: 'Friends and family, my real name is María del Rosario Fuentes Rubio. I am a physician. Today my life has reached its end. Do not make the same mistake I did.' Continue...

From UK Daily Mail
She was known for tweeting under the name Felina and @Miut3 handle with the hashtag #reynosafollow to warn others about crime in her city, which has a reputation for corruption.
The Tamaulipas state prosecutor's office says it is investigating whether Dr Fuentes Rubio has been killed after being reported kidnapped by a gunman on Thursday.
Dr Fuentes Rubio was an administrator for Valor por Tamaulipas (which means Courage for Tamaulipas), the most popular citizen news hub in the state.
Her Twitter account was once used to share information about possible shootouts within the heavy gang and drug cartel community, but has since been suspended. 
The Valor por Tamaulipas Facebook group paid tribute to Dr Fuentes Rubio, calling her 'a doctor who was dedicated to informing the community about risks—with a heart as large as her courage.'
Members of the group posted: 'Today, Miut3 stopped reporting. But the criminals do not know that Miut3 this in our soul and she never would surrender to organised crime.'
The group received a threatening tweet a week before her death which said: 'We're coming very close to many of you watch out felina.'
Reynosa lies within the state of Tamaulipas which borders Texas from east Laredo to the Gulf of Mexico. 
Two rival drug cartels in Tamaulipas have final say over what gets printed or broadcast in the local media, according to the Daily Beast.
This means the people of the state increasingly have turned to social media to share information about organized crime and its infiltration of the government. 
Source: UK Daily Mail

37 comments:

Uche Emma said...


Horrible

senator Nwafor said...

Bad act buh just as d saying goes, u dnt4k wif d Mexicans

@MEETD®EALEVANS™ said...

Sad...

Unknown said...

Poor lady, I hope the police finds those responsible for this

Anonymous said...

Most people value money more than the life of the other guy. So bad
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Unknown said...

what an evil man..he will be killed..no mercy..

Peejay said...

This is so sad, we need more of her kind in the world. RIP.

Unknown said...

So sad,rip.
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Neymar said...

Rest in peace

Alloy Chikezie said...

How horrible and heartless.


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Unknown said...

OMG
There is an evil under the sun called Men
Human beings wicked sha
Rip to her o

BONARIO NNAGS said...

OMG! This is scary.
Evil at its peak. Phew!

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Anonymous said...

Wicked! GEJ Loans $1Billion to fight BOKO HARAM

Unknown said...

Sad event. RIP
Mexico; United State of drugs dealers

BORN TO SHINE!!!

jommie babe said...

Mexican drug cartels have been know long before now for their serial killings of innocent citizens but my question is why haven't the government of Mexico done anything to stop mere criminals terrorizing and killing its citizens in the name of drug cabals.
It is just a pity what is obtainable in some countries. Anyway RIP to the dead.

Amaka.u.l said...

Na wa o,pple ar wicked

Easy-E said...

Oboi see drug dealers...most of mexican billionaires re drug lords...R.I.P

ary said...

The drug lords in Brazil and Mexico are so brutal they don't even fear mauling down anybody they perceive is interfering in their business! It's just awful what goes on there!

Unknown said...

I have heard about how rampant crime and drug trade is in Mexico. Now I believe.

Anonymous said...

This is terrible ooo...God rest her soul

Subomi said...

Jeez!!

Anonymous said...

Uhmmm people are wicked ooo!They just wasted her life just like that


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Anonymous said...

RIP madam

Unknown said...

K

Unknown said...

a.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Somebody should make sure that idiot dies abeg.....
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***CURRENTLY IN JUPITER***

jbankzE said...

Nawa sha,RIP to da dead

~@iamjbankz SA to President Jonathan 2015~

Okoro said...

Those behind this must never go unpunished!
May her soul rest in peace. Amen

Mr_SouL Get Naija Twitter/IG followers/7AB109CB said...

so sad, their own death will come eventually, and no one will even know that they existed... RIP Hero

Unknown said...

Boss

APPLE said...

Those guys are wicked.

Anonymous said...

this is not okay!

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Anonymous said...

Dios por favor, perdonalos. Yo creo en este mundo

Anonymous said...

Dios por favor, perdonalos. yo no creo en este mundo.

Anonymous said...

Linda b warned.

Weezy said...

May her soul rest in peace. Lesson for the day, there are some fights you don't fight alone, only if she had not fought them.i love her courage.

Anonymous said...

Why hasn't nigerian govt stopped boko haram?

Now consider how this whole bh thingy started with warnings from everywhere. Also consider statements abt bh frm oga Jona n other elder statesman n that shld ans ur question.

Ikechukwu Emegwoako said...

Indeed, the Mexicans have moved in. Who said crime doesn't pay?

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