Teen arrested in Mexican politician's slaying

The Associated Press
7:52 a.m. September 7, 2009

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico — Police have arrested a 16-year-old boy and two young men for allegedly killing a state congressional candidate and his family.

Tabasco state Attorney General Rafael Gonzalez says the three told police they planned to burglarize the home of 43-year-old Jose Francisco Fuente and rape his 38-year-old wife. Fuente belonged to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Gonzalez says the boy was a neighbor and another teenage suspect was a security guard at the gated community in Villahermosa where Fuente, his wife, and their 9- and 13-year-old sons lived.

Gonzalez said Sunday police found a receipt in the guard's uniform for objects used in the attack.

State officials are offering protection for candidates in the Oct. 18 election.

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