Mexico City: Priest Beaten to Death in Rectory

Mexico City, May. 5, 2008 (CWNews.com) – A Mexican priest was beaten to death in his rectory on Friday, May 2.

Father Julio Cesar Mendoza Acuna, who was 33, was found bound and beaten in the bathroom of his rectory in Mexico City. He was taken to a nearby hospital, but doctors were unable to save his life.

Police have not yet established a motive for the crime.