Guadalajara -
In Acatic, Jalisco, east of this capital city, a nine year old boy disappeared Wednesday afternoon. His mother returned home from the job she seldom leaves - scouring dumpsters in search of junk to be traded for a few pesos, or salvageable food scraps for supper - and found only his school backpack.
The boy was found dead last night on a street corner, a bullet wound to his head. His hand still tightly clutched a small plastic bag that held his only source of comfort in life: glue.
None of the parties have been identified, but the mother told town police officers that her son had been heavily addicted to inhalants for months. The boy's father is in jail for narcotics possession, leaving the woman no option other than to make her way as best she can.
Neighbors of the family were not sympathetic. They told police that the woman paid scant attention to her son, and that the boy himself was endlessly burglarizing homes and businesses to feed himself - and presumably his addiction. The boy had been threatened several times by angry property owners, they admitted.
There are no suspects.
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