The compatriot’s body arrived in El Salvador this Saturday on a flight from Cancun, Mexico. “This costs money,” said Victoria’s family, who was killed by Mexican police during an arrest.
This Saturday morning the remains of Victoria Salazar arrived at the “Oscar Arnulfo Romero” International Airport and were then taken to Sonsonate to be cared for by her family. Victoria was killed on March 27 by 4 police officers in Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
The coffin with the remains of the 36-year-old woman arrived in El Salvador on a plane where the victim’s mother, Rosibel Arriaza, and Victoria’s two minor daughters also traveled.
Alfonso Olivares, Victoria’s father, gave brief statements to the media moments after receiving his daughter’s remains in Sonsonate. Olivares said the family is dismayed and trying to prosecute the pain caused by the murder of Victoria, who had a visa to reside as a migrant in Mexico.
Victoria’s body was guarded and followed by a comprehensive security and safeguard protocol to be transferred to the funeral home. EDH Video / Jonathan Tobías – Illustrative and non-commercial video / courtesy @CiroGomezL
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“This costs money, this brings a lot of mixed emotions, there’s a lot of pain, dismay,” Victoria’s father told various media outlets outside the funeral home.
Police guarded the transfer of the body from the airport to Sonsonate. Photo EDH / Yessica Hompanera
Olivares said that the family was unaware of the abuse Victoria was suffering with her current partner because she never commented on anything, and now they have been noticed by various national and international media publications.
“We realize until that moment that it comes out in the news, before that we didn’t know anything. We didn’t know, we knew she was working in Mexico but everything is new to us,” he said.
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Victoria’s body is being laid to rest at the Maria Auxiliadora Funeral Home in Sonsonate. Outside the site there is a large security device, institutions such as the National Council for Children and Adolescents (Conna) were present, as they have to verify the situation of Victoria’s two daughters.
Victoria will be buried in St. Anthony of the Mountain Cemetery in Sonsonate.
A large security device was deployed on the perimeter of the funeral home where the remains of the Salvadoran are found. Photo EDH / Yessica Hompanera
The president of Mexico, Manuel López Obrador, spoke at a press conference on March 29 in which he stressed that “she was brutally treated and murdered. It is a fact that fills us with grief, pain and shame.” He added that the four Tulum police officers, a woman and three men, already have a criminal case.
“There will be no impunity,” the Mexican president remarked.
The victim’s family has called for his death not to go unpunished and the Salvadoran government is providing assistance.
In Mexico, the four police officers linked to the Salvadoran’s murder will continue in prison while they are prosecuted.
GALLERY: “This brings a lot of mixed emotions and pain to our family”: Victoria’s father receives the remains of his daughter, killed by police in Mexico
Salazar was killed by Mexican police on March 27 in the city of Tulum, in the state of Quintana Roo. Photo EDH / Yessica Hompanera