A man accused of having injected a passenger woman with a sedative The Mexico Metro was arrested and accused of assault this week after more than 20 victims have reported similar attacks in the past two weeks. The suspect was taken to reclusorio prison on, where he awaits the indictment.
The arrest occurs less than a week after the Mexico Government has activated a rapid response protocol to treat complaints of recent “needle attacks” against the city’s public transport system.
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Mayor Clara Brugada said the protocol has immediate attention to the victims, including toxicology tests, and that additional security cameras would be installed throughout the metro system. She encouraged the victims to alert metropolitan police and to file official complaints, adding that she would provide weekly updates to the investigation.
Needle stick reports would have used to hide people on the metro and metrobús increased in the last month. The authorities said that no accusation of kidnapping or aggression had been deposited until Monday, when a man alleged that he was stuck with a needle after someone tried to steal his backpack from him.
Mexico prosecutor General Bertha Luján said his office had received nine official complaints on April 19. In one of these cases, it was proof of a sedative found, she said.
However, Newso Newso magazine reported that the nine victims claimed to feel dizziness, nausea and disorientation after feeling a stick of needle.
On Tuesday, 21 accounts of attack accounts in Aiguille had been cited on social networks. The media N + reported three new attacks On the metro on Monday, while the newspaper El Universal reported An attack on the metro and another on the Metrobús.
The DNA TV network reported This alleged needle attack took place on at least three metro lines:
Line 2
- Bellas Artes Station
- Aldende station
Line 3
- Station nurseries
- Indians of the Verdes station
Line 7
Authorities and support organizations provide online advice on what to do in the event of a needle attack.
The feminist collective “It’s not one, we are all»Provides legal advice and psychological support to the victims. He also established a direct link with the Purple reaction (Violet response) Team of the Cuauhtemoc district in downtown Mexico City. Purple reaction is a program that addresses sexist violence.
Public transport users are encouraged to draw the emergency lever on the metro and to relate to a police officer if they suspect that they were injected with a needle. They can also use the 24/24 metro Whatsapp service at 55-4321-4031 and 55-5009-1930.
With reports from Infobae,, The impartial,, DNA40,, Parriva And Process
