Who was Emiliano, the boy who died defending his mother in Tabasco?

The story of Emilianoan 11-year-old boy, has moved all of Mexico, after he died after being attacked by armed men when trying to defend his mother of what was believed to be a kidnapping in Tabasco.

Emiliano, lost his life tragically in the streets of Tabasco, when he and his mother were walking through the intersection of 8 de Octubre and 5 de Mayo streets in Paraíso. Suddenly, they were intercepted by criminals who tried to kidnap his mother.

Who was Emiliano?

Emiliano was just 11 years old. and was in his first year of high school at the “José María Pino Suárez” school, located in the municipal seat of Paraíso. He was a child loved by his classmates and teachers, known for his joy and witticisms.

Yeditzi Villegas, his teacher, expressed his sadness on social networks: “You were one of my students who made me laugh with his ideas, yesterday we had a lot of fun with the activities and to think that we were playing, talking and laughing with your classmates.”

Raw images of Emiliano’s death

In an act of love and courage, Emiliano intervened to defend herHe was shot in the abdomen. The scene was captured in a video that quickly went viral on social networks, showing the injured child on the ground, screaming: “I don’t want to die,” while several people tried to help him.

The images also show a man placing a handkerchief in one of Emiliano’s gunshot wounds, trying to stop the bleeding. Despite the efforts of those present, and after being rushed to the Regional Hospital of Petróleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Dos Bocas, Emiliano He could not survive his injuries and died. shortly after arriving at the hospital.

Justice Demands

The murder of Emiliano has generated a wave of indignation and sadness throughout the country. On social networks, people have expressed their frustration and anger, criticizing the lack of security and demanding justice for the brave boy

The Mexican Civil Society organization strongly condemned the murder, pointing out that no child should lose their life in this way.

“This breaks my heart, I hope all of those fall and if not, that divine justice will reach them without opportunity for repentance,” Maxine tweeted.

I began my career as a digital journalist in the newspaper El Debate Mazatlán, as a Web Reporter, writing news for the site debate.com.mx, reporting on events in the state of Guerrero. Later I wrote news about events of general interest at the local, national and international level. Currently I am in charge of uploading news from Mazatlán, as well as international events.

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