European cyclists found in Mexico ravine were 'robbed and murdered' on round-the-world trip

https://www.yahoo.com/ ^ | 5/12/18

[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 Chmielewski’s body was found on 26 April, and Mr Hagenbusch’s further down the ravine on 4 May.

The Pole’s body was found next to the German’s 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.”

[Bayan]

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.

[BBell]

The left sock thievers have moved up to left foot thieving.

[Zathras]

Meanwhile, Faux News is investigating if perhaps they had a tire failure which somehow fired the handgun they were carrying in their backpacks. /sar

[Oatka]

I know a couple that visited mexico almost had their 6 year old son kidnapped by mexicans

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.

[Jack Hammer]

Note to self re vacation plans: Somalia, yes; Mexico, no.

[jmacusa]

You have to be incredibly ignorant or just plain stupid to go riding around in the breeze in a craphole of a country that almost half it's citizens run the hell away from on a regular basis.

[21twelve]

It doesn’t take Sherlock Holmes to know the game is afoot!

[T-Bone Texan]

"...Ignore those reports of sexual initiation of young girls by their uncles or fathers...."

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.