The Femicide in Mexico by a Cabify Driver That Shook Latin America

[Judi Lynn]

Translation posted 21 October 2017 0:10 GMT



The case of teenager Mara Fernanda Castilla whose life was cut short after taking a taxi ordered via the app Cabify has caused public outrage in Mexico and surrounding countries.

On the night of September 7, Mara Castilla was out having a good time with friends at a nightclub in San Andrés Cholula (in the state of Puebla, western Mexico). By the early hours of September 8, when Mara was ready to go home after the party, she ordered a taxi through Cabify but never arrived home.

Several days after her family reported her missing, it was confirmed that Mara's body had been found on a highway in Puebla, wrapped in a sheet and towels bearing the logo of a nearby motel. Shortly before the discovery, the taxi driver in question had already been detained by local authorities. The Governor of Puebla announced the development on Twitter, via a couple of tweets:

More:
https://globalvoices.org/2017/10/21/the-femicide-in-mexico-by-a-cabify-driver-that-shook-latin-america/

[NBachers]

1. *sigh*