Three men accused of kidnapping and robbing a girl were lynched by a mob in central Mexico on Saturday, local authorities said.
Lynchings in Mexico have increased in recent years, with experts saying the perception of impunity is leading communities to take the law into their own hands.
The trio was killed on Saturday afternoon in San Juan Amecac, 68 kilometers southeast of the capital Mexico City, a local government statement said.
“Three men died after being detained and lynched by residents for the alleged robbery and kidnapping of a minor,” the report said.
Police rushed to the scene, but the men were “no longer showing vital signs” by the time they arrived, it added.
About 300 people took part in the lynching. According to local media, the men were hanged and beaten until they were dead.
The rise in waywardness comes amid a broader increase in violence in Mexico since 2006, fueled by the drug trade.
In June, four men were lynched and then burned in the nearby town of Atlixco by a mob who accused them of stealing a vehicle.
In March, residents of the southern city of Taxco arrived a woman lynched they accused of killing an eight-year-old girl. Two men who were also suspected of involvement by locals were attacked but survived, the BBC reported.
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In 2022, a gang in Mexico attacked a young political consultant and then set him on fire about allegations of child trafficking shared in chat groups.
In 2018, two men were burned to death in Puebla after rumors spread on WhatsApp that they were child kidnappers, BBC News reported. The rumors turned out to be untrue.
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