A grieving mum was spotted carrying her dead son’s body in
a plastic bag on a bus this week because she wanted to
take him home to bury him, but could not afford any other
mode of transport.
Silvia Reyes Batalla, 25, was seen with the young boy’s
corpse wrapped in plastic when she was traveling from
Mexico City. When asked what she was doing she said that
she and her boyfriend Alfonso Refugio Dominguez, 53, were
taking the baby to her home city of Puebla, 87 miles away.
She explained that they wanted to bury him there. The baby
looks to be between three to five months.
It is understood that the child had died the day before, after
suffering from a heart disease. The mum had taken him on
a visit to the capital, but he had died. So she made plans
with her partner to travel back home the next day so their
son could be buried.
Bus company staff at first misunderstood the situation and
called paramedics, but the officials confirmed the boy had
been dead for some time. Medics added that the mother’s
story was quite plausible. Mexican media reported that
prosecutors were investigating the cause of death. It was not
clear whether Ms Reyes Batalla was charged with any
offense. She is not thought to have been allowed to
continue her journey.
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