Violent Deaths Paint The
Country Red
2008 has been a violent
year so far, as 117
people were murdered in
the first fours months,
compared to the same
number of murders in the
first eight months of
2007.
The high number of
murders if leaving many
insecure, although the
government is saying the
opposite, that residents
should feel more secure
with the added number of
police on the streets
and additional judicial
investigators.
The statistics are
maintained by the
Organismo de
investigación Judicial (OIJ
- judicial investigative
authority - who say that
at least 8 of the
murders were by "sicariato"
(hired killings), 24
resulting from domestic
violence, 37 a settling
a scores, 12 deaths
occurring during an
assault and 7 cases were
in self defense.
In the rest of the
murders the OIJ said it
has yet to determine the
motive. |
