On 31 August 2022 in Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas, Mexico, Heidi, a four-year-old girl, complained of stomach-ache. It was approximately 10pm when her nanny Graciela decided to drive her and her seven-year-old brother Kevin to the hospital. During the drive, Graciela noticed soldiers on the road, but as that’s common in Mexico, she continued on her way. Suddenly, it sounded as if the car was being hit by hail. When Graciela turned to check the children, Heidi was dead and Kevin injured.
Apparently, the soldiers thought that the car contained a group of criminals, instead of a nanny with a pair of children, just because it had tinted windows. Despite evidence, such as the calibre of bullet recovered from Heidi and Kevin, the army refused to acknowledge responsibility. They blamed a criminal group they were targeting at the time.
The most alarming part of this story is that it is not an exception. In recent years in Mexico, hundreds of similar tragedies have occurred.
