Lizbeth Flores Death – The Matamoros police have confirmed the identity of the body of a woman found dead on August 11 in Mexico as 23-year-old Lizbeth Flores, a U.S citizen.
Flores was reported missing on August 9 by her mother María Rubio after she lost contact with her daughter.
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According to reports, Flores traveled to the Mexican border city of Matamaros to visit her boyfriend and said she will be back later that night to her Brownsville, Texas, home.
The Brownsville [Texas] Police Department was contacted by Rubio, Flores mother on August 10 to file a missing person’s report.
Flores’ body was found on August 11.
Preliminary investigation has revealed that Flores died from head injuries suffered after she was beaten with a rock that was found at the scene of the tragic incident, says Matamoros police.
A part of Flores’ scalp had been removed and her teeth were taken out by force, says Law enforcement investigators.
During an interview with Telemundo, Rubio said: ‘Losing a child is like having your heart ripped out.”
‘I feel very sad for what they did to my daughter. How they left her is what pains me. The pain that my daughter went through there at that time is what pains me.’
Flores mother is currently seeking help from United States as Flores is an American citizen and Mexico officials to repatriate her daughter’s remains to Texas.
So far, as at Monday, no arrests have been made.’
The FBI is also involved in the investigation as the deceased is a U.S citizen.