How many children were murdered in the AMLO government

“I don’t want to die”: the homicide of Emiliano in Tabasco adds to the more than 5,000 infantrymen murdered in the AMLO era

The images are heartbreaking, Emiliano, a 12-year-old boy, lies on the ground with several bullet holes in his abdomen; Several hands try to stop the bleeding while he screams “I don’t want to die.” Hours later Emiliano died in a hospital in Tabasco, thus joining the list of more than 5,000 children and adolescents murdered during the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Information from the Network for Children’s Rights in Mexico (Redim) reports 12,368 homicides of people from 0 to 17 years of age in the country – only in the period from December 2018 to December 2023 -, that is That is, the homicides of 6.7 infants were documented every day during the AMLO era.

The Redim figures contrast with the INEGI report corresponding to the first half of 2023, as the institute reported 153 homicides of girls, boys and adolescents, well below the 894 murders recorded throughout the year by the organization directed by Tania Ramírez.

Of the total homicides of infants from 2018 to 2023, 5,099 died in traffic accidents and 377 of them died from injuries caused by knives; Furthermore, one in four victims were women.

Did Emiliano want to defend his mother?

The first reports claimed that Emiliano received three bullet wounds after defending his mother from an attempted kidnapping in the municipality of Paraíso; However, this medium consulted the Tabasco authorities, who denied this version and indicated that they are investigating to reveal the motive for the crime.

Emiliano joined the list of 3,708 infantrymen killed with a firearm during the AMLO administration; He also adds to the files of the 5,035 intentional homicides recorded by the Redim during the current federal administration – capacity of the Metropolitan Theater – and of the 4,459 minor men murdered (866 were women).

Although intentional homicides from 2022 to 2023 decreased by 19.5 percent, Redim highlights that last year seven out of every 10 crimes were carried out with firearms (660 of 894).

If the data from Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration is taken into account – at least since 2015 when the count began -, the figure grows to 9,041 intentional homicides, 7,405 men and 1,636 women, the majority of them murdered in the states of Guanajuato, State of Mexico and Chihuahua.

Did Emiliano want to defend his mother?

The first reports claimed that Emiliano received three bullet wounds after defending his mother from an attempted kidnapping in the municipality of Paraíso; However, this medium consulted the Tabasco authorities, who denied this version and indicated that they are investigating to reveal the motive for the crime.

Emiliano joined the list of 3,708 infantrymen killed with a firearm during the AMLO administration; He also adds to the files of the 5,035 intentional homicides recorded by the Redim during the current federal administration – capacity of the Metropolitan Theater – and of the 4,459 minor men murdered (866 were women).

Although intentional homicides from 2022 to 2023 decreased by 19.5 percent, Redim highlights that last year seven out of every 10 crimes were carried out with firearms (660 of 894).

If the data from Enrique Peña Nieto’s administration is taken into account – at least since 2015 when the count began -, the figure grows to 9,041 intentional homicides, 7,405 men and 1,636 women, the majority of them murdered in the states of Guanajuato, State of Mexico and Chihuahua.

Source: infobae