They accuse Tabasco state police of running over and killing a young man motorcyclist in Villahermosa.
The young man Mahonry Uchin Mendoza, 24, died after being run over by the patrol number 72661 of the Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection of Tabasco (SSPC), friends of the victim denounce.
In an interview for El Heraldo de Tabasco, a friend of Mahonry – who decided to preserve his identity for fear of reprisals – points out that at dawn on Friday, April 19, The designated patrol car made a prohibited 'U' turn and caused the motorcyclist to crashthis on Jesús García street near the Elevated Museum of Villahermosa.
The state police officer, upon feeling the impact, far from trying to help the young man, It ran over him with the right rear tire, over his chest, neck and head.losing his life instantly.
The motorcyclist's friends were accompanying him in a vehicle, so when they saw the incident, they approached and blocked the way for the patrol that tried to escape. According to the witness, the officers did not expect the young man to be accompanied.
“It was terrible for me, for my friends and brothers to witness the death of Mahonry, who was very thin in build, and when he was under the tires, the truck dragged him a few more meters. The SSPC Tabasco police officers drove the truck over my brother. Because that's how I referred to Mahonry, as a brother, because I've known him since I was a child, we lived together a lot, we were family. “Everything happened in seconds,” the source told El Heraldo de Tabasco.
When they were pointed out by the victim's friends, the two police officers asked their colleagues for support. A commander named Mendoza went to the site, escorted by hooded uniformed officers.
Upon the commander's arrival, one of the officers became aggressive and even pointed his gun at Mahonry's friends.
The commander assured them that he would put the responsible police officer at the disposal of the Public Prosecutor's Office, a fact that did not happen, as the young people confirmed the next day at the Attorney General's Office. Tabasco.
The young people accessed the investigation file in which it is stated that the motorcyclist was speeding – something false – and it does not indicate that the patrol made an illegal turn.
The friends of the murdered young man ask for justice for Mahonry. They also point out that if he had not been run over by the patrol, he would still be alive because the impact against the unit was not so strong and would have only left him with a few scratches.
“We already requested the C4 videos; that would clarify everything. There are also those from the Business Tower, those from the OXXO that is nearby, that could clarify that the culprits are the police, but the authorities are not willing, apparently, to accept that (…) we want to prove that the police “He intentionally killed Mahonry, and we want him to be prosecuted for his irresponsibility,” concluded the young man's friend.
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