2015 Rio Bravo lynching

Guatemalan vigilante murder and viral video May 2015 Rio Bravo lynching GravestoneOfBedelynOrozco.jpg 200px The grave of Bedelyn Esther Orozco Gomez, the girl lynched. The grave of Bedelyn Esther Orozco Gomez, the girl lynched May 2015 Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala Gregorio Gutiérrez Limahttps://nomada.gt/pais/la-nina-quemada-y-condenada-nunca-disparo/ Homicide Fourteen-year-old girl Bedelyn Esther Orozco Gómez was burned to death in Río Bravo, Suchitepéquez, Guatemala, in May 2015 by a vigilante mob after being accused by some of involvement in the killing of a moto taxi driver. A video of the lynching was later uploaded to YouTube and widely circulated on Guatemalan social media. Lynching The lynching took place on 10 May 2015 in the Guatemalan village of Río Bravo. According to local media, Orozco Gómez had been accused of being involved in the murder of Carlos Enrique González Noriega, a 68-year-old moto taxi driver. Residents claimed Orozco Gómez, along with two other men, shot González Noriega after he had refused to pay protection money.Joel Suncar Divulgan video de adolescente linchada https://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/divulgan-video-de-adolescente-linchada/ Prensa Libre 2 March 2019 es-GT 19 May 2015 The two male accomplices escaped, but Orozco was captured by a mob and dragged to the town center.Cedar Attanasio http://www.latintimes.com/guatemalan-villagers-burn-woman-who-was-suspected-assassin-318080 Guatemalan Villagers Burn Woman Who Was Suspected Assassin Latin Times 21 May 2015 14 June 2016Doug Bolton 16-year-old girl beaten and burned alive by lynch mob https://www.qt.com.au/news/16-year-old-girl-beaten-and-burned-alive-lynch-mob/2648506/ Queensland Times 2 March 2019 en 24 May 2015 6 March 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190306043757/https://www.qt.com.au/news/16-year-old-girl-beaten-and-burned-alive-lynch-mob/2648506/ dead A crowd of at least one hundred people—including women and children—watched as Orozco Gómez was repeatedly punched and kicked by vigilantes. Police attempted to intervene, but were blocked from the area by the mob, and fled the scene instead.http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/27/americas/guatemala-girl-burned-mob/index.html Video of mob burning teen in Guatemala spurs outrage Annie Rose Ramos, Catherine E. Shoichet and Richard Beltran 27 May 2015 2 March 2019 CNN After being severely beaten, a member of the crowd doused Orozco Gómez in gasoline and burned her to death. Viral video Seven days after the lynching, a video of the attack surfaced online. The video was uploaded to YouTube, where it received thousands of views before being removed.Michael Koziol Girl, 16, burnt alive by Guatemalan lynch mob https://www.smh.com.au/world/girl-16-burnt-alive-by-guatemalan-lynch-mob-20150525-gh8xyk.html The Sydney Morning Herald 2 March 2019 en 25 May 2015 The video was also widely shared on Guatemalan social media networks, where it prompted debate on vigilante justice. Fake news usage In October 2023, the video resurfaced on social media with false claims, this time suggesting it depicted the killing of an Israeli girl by a "Palestinian lynch mob".https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/11/world/middleeast/israel-attacks-video-disinformation.html False Claims Around Israel Attacks Include Recycled Videos and a Game Clip Angelo Fichera Roni Rabin The New York Times October 11, 2023 NYTimes.com Following the Fall of Kabul in 2021, the video had been previously circulated on social media, falsely portraying it as an incident involving an Afghan girl.No, este vídeo en el que pegan y prenden fuego a una joven en la calle no es actual ni está grabado en Afganistán: es Guatemala en 2015 https://maldita.es/malditobulo/20210824/pegan-prenden-fuego-mujer-afganistan/ Maldita.es 14 August 2022 es 24 August 2021 The initial false claims emerged in 2018, suggesting the victim, Orozco Gómez, was a Hindu from Madhya Pradesh, India, who was burned alive for attending a Christian church service.FAKE ALERT: Video from Guatemala shared claiming Hindu girl was burnt alive in Madhya Pradesh https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/times-fact-check/news/fake-alert-video-from-guatemala-shared-claiming-hindu-girl-was-burnt-alive-in-madhya-pradesh/articleshow/67122502.cms The Times of India 14 August 2022 en 17 December 2018No, this is not a video of a girl being burned alive in India for going to church https://factcheck.afp.com/no-not-video-girl-being-burned-alive-india-going-church AFP Fact Check Agence France-Presse 14 August 2022 en 21 December 2018 September 2026 InternetArchiveBot See also Crime and violence in Latin America Crime in Guatemala Extrajudicial punishment References Law Crime in Category:2015 deaths Category:Law of Guatemala Category:Violence in Guatemala Category:Women in Guatemala Category:Lynching deaths in North America Category:2015 crimes in Guatemala Category:Filmed killings in North America Category:May 2015 in North America Category:May 2015 crimes in South America Category:2010s murders in Guatemala Category:Crime in Guatemala Category:Incidents of violence against girls