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Abril Perez Sagaon: Shooting sparks feminist outcry in Mexico
Source: BBC
Abril Pérez Sagaón: Shooting sparks feminist outcry in Mexico
29 November 2019
The former head of Amazon Mexico is wanted for questioning after his wife was killed by an apparent hitman in Mexico City.
Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot dead in a car on Monday in front of one of her children.
Juan Carlos García has not commented publicly.
The couple were in the middle of a divorce battle and Mr García had been freed on bail after a prior allegation of violence against her.
Ms Pérez said he had beat her with a baseball bat when she was asleep in January and she formally accused him of attempted femicide (murder of a woman because of her gender).
Mr García was held in pre-trial detention for 10 months, but the judge released him at the start of November, downgrading the charge to domestic violence.
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29 November 2019
The former head of Amazon Mexico is wanted for questioning after his wife was killed by an apparent hitman in Mexico City.
Abril Pérez Sagaón was shot dead in a car on Monday in front of one of her children.
Juan Carlos García has not commented publicly.
The couple were in the middle of a divorce battle and Mr García had been freed on bail after a prior allegation of violence against her.
Ms Pérez said he had beat her with a baseball bat when she was asleep in January and she formally accused him of attempted femicide (murder of a woman because of her gender).
Mr García was held in pre-trial detention for 10 months, but the judge released him at the start of November, downgrading the charge to domestic violence.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50601975
Abril Pérez Sagaón was killed in her car on Monday (Abril Pérez Sagaón)