Mystery and shock for the death of Miss Uruguay 2006 in Mexico

Fatimih Dávila, winner of Miss Universe Uruguay 2006, was found dead in a hotel in mexicolocal authorities reported Thursday.

The prosecutor 's office of the capital informed in a communication that, preparing for a report, at dawn, the police had found the woman "in the bathroom of one of the chambers" of the day. a hotel located in the center. "An investigation file has been opened for the crime of homicide," the statement added.

A source from the prosecutor's office who asked not to be identified because she was not allowed to testify, told the news agency AFP that the victim has been identified as Fatimih Dávila, which in different pages about beauty pageants appears as winner of the 2006 edition of Miss Universe Uruguay, and who was 31 years old.

The Uruguayan beauty queen shared upbeat publications on social networks and promised to spend the year "smiling" before being discovered without life.

In the account of the social network Instagram, an account appears in the name of the young woman in which she mentions that I was currently modeling in Mexico, although the most recent publication dates from early January. In her profile, the 31-year-old shared travel photos with friends and inspiring phrases such as "What we do today is the most important thing". The model, who also participated in the Miss World 2008 contest, said on a contest website that her motto was "Enjoy every moment of your life".

"From the investigations conducted to date, it has been established that the woman, of Uruguayan origin, had arrived in Mexico City on April 23 and that one acquaintance had helped her to To settle in this hotel where she would have a job interview. ", Adds the statement of the prosecution.

In Mexico, hit by a wave of violence related to drug trafficking, the murders of women with a 7.5 per day, according to UN Women.

In recent years, many foreign women have arrived in Mexico with the promise of exemplary work, but many end up being trafficked and have sometimes been murdered.

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