Body of Ugandan priest found in southern Mexico mass grave
Body of Ugandan priest found in southern Mexico mass grave
Source: Reuters - Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:23 GMT
By Lizbeth Diaz and Anahi Rama
IGUALA, Mexico, Nov 14 (Reuters) - The body of a Roman Catholic priest from Uganda who went missing in southwestern Mexico has been found in a mass grave as authorities search for the remains of 43 missing trainee teachers feared massacred, the local diocese said on Friday.
The remains of the priest, identified as John Ssenyondo, were dug up about a week ago and identified by the recovered skull as well as dental records. He had been missing since May, the state attorney general's office said.
"It was found in a mass grave with six other bodies," said a spokesperson for the diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, in the troubled southwestern state of Guerrero where the government say the trainee teachers were abducted in late September by corrupt police in league with a drug gang.
Ssenyondo was allegedly abducted by armed men after refusing to baptize a girl who was suspected of being the daughter of a local gangster, the spokesperson added.
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