Mexican mother of autistic boy dies after being set on fire

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GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — A Mexican activist and mother of an autistic child has died after being set on fire, authorities said, sparking protests, condemnation and demands for justice on Thursday. Luz Raquel Padilla, 35, was doused in alcohol by three men and a woman and set alight in a park in Zapopan in Jalisco state, prosecutor Luis Joaquin Mendez said, citing witnesses. Padilla, part of the caregivers’ rights group “I take care of Mexico,” […]