Botched autopsy in Mexico killing leads to cover-up charge

The killing of a young woman in Mexico City brought accusations Monday that authorities in a neighboring state intentionally botched her autopsy to cover up for the killer.
The death of Ariadna Lopez, 27, brought up all the issues that have enraged women in Mexico: officials blaming the victim, poor police investigation and misconduct that has led to a growing number of unsolved killings of women.
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum alleged that the prosecutor of Morelos state, just south of the capital, had ties to the woman’s alleged killer though she refused to describe their purported links.
Sheinbaum said, “It is clear that the prosecutor of Morelos state tried to cover up for the killer of a woman because of his ties to the killer.”
The woman’s body was found last week in Morelos, so officials there initially investigated.
Morelos state prosecutor Uriel Carmona said a state forensic exam showed Lopez choked on her own vomit as a result of intoxication. But officials in Mexico City said Sunday that they had evidence she was slain in the capital.