Posted on 05/14/2018 10:54:25 AM PDT by BBell
Two European cyclists found dead in a Mexican ravine may have been murdered, investigators say, discarding their earlier claims the men had fallen while riding.
The pair Holger Hagenbusch of Germany and Krzysztof Chmielewski from Poland had been travelling around the world on their bikes.
They were found dead at the foot of a rock face in the southern state of Chiapas.
Investigators initially said the pair appeared to have lost control on a winding mountain road. But after it emerged that Chmielewski had suffered a gunshot wound and appeared to have had a foot chopped off, a special prosecutor was appointed to take over the case.
Luis Alberto Sanchez said: It may have been an assault, because our investigations up to now indicate this was an intentional homicide.
The motive appears to have been robbery, he is quoted by Agence France-Presse as saying. Belongings of both men were missing.
Mr Chmielewskis body was found on 26 April, and Mr Hagenbuschs further down the ravine on 4 May.
The Poles body was found next to the Germans bike, which initially aroused suspicion it was not an accident, the BBC reports.
Mr Sánchez said: "Those that did this wanted to make it appear like an accident, so they put the bike there, but they made a mistake and used the German's bike.
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And how many knot-heads are going to show up now and bleat about how safe Mexico is. Been there a lot but I don’t go there any more.
Meanwhile, Faux News is investigating if perhaps they had a tire failure which somehow fired the handgun they were carrying in their backpacks. /sar
Back in the '90s we took a cruise and stopped off at Ocho Rios in Jamaica. One quick tour down the pier to a liquor store told me all we wanted to know. We high-tailed it back to the ship. Later on we talked with a family who went into town. They told how some guys surrounded them and tried to isolate their 13-year-old daughter. The husband started swinging his fists and got the kid back. They didn't go ashore there again.
Note to self re vacation plans: Somalia, yes; Mexico, no.
It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to know the game is afoot!
I made this comment last week and was viciously attacked/called a liar by a fellow FReeper, who I gathered was Hispanic and took personal offense.
Like, he was rabidly angry at me. It was almost funny.
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