Deadly Beating in Medellín Leaves One Dead, One Injured

A collective beating in Medellín's Buenos Aires neighborhood killed one man and injured another after a suspected fraud attempt.

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A collective beating occurred in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Medellín on Carrera 31 with Calle 47A, resulting in the death of one man and serious injuries to another. ^[1] A community mob in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Medellín beat and stripped two men accused of attempting to defraud a local business using a falsified transfer. ^[2] Mateo Gallego Velásquez, 36, died from the injuries sustained during the beating. ^[3] Mateo Gallego Velásquez, 36 years old, was identified as the deceased victim of the beating and his body was transferred to Medicina Legal for procedures. ^[4] Miguel Alexander Bastidas Bautista, 47 years old, was one of the two men attacked and was seriously injured at the time of the report. ^[5] The two men were accused of attempting to pay for goods with a falsified transfer at a local establishment, which escalated into a confrontation. ^[6] Police found the two men gravely injured upon their arrival. ^[7] The official death report classified the cause of death as homicide, and the body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute. ^[8]

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A collective beating occurred in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Medellín on Carrera 31 with Calle 47A, resulting in the death of one man and serious injuries to another. · El Colombiano

A community mob in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Medellín beat and stripped two men accused of attempting to defraud a local business using a falsified transfer. · Publimetro Colombia

Mateo Gallego Velásquez, 36, died from the injuries sustained during the beating. · Publimetro Colombia

Mateo Gallego Velásquez, 36 years old, was identified as the deceased victim of the beating and his body was transferred to Medicina Legal for procedures. · El Colombiano

Miguel Alexander Bastidas Bautista, 47 years old, was one of the two men attacked and was seriously injured at the time of the report. · El Colombiano

The two men were accused of attempting to pay for goods with a falsified transfer at a local establishment, which escalated into a confrontation. · El Colombiano

Police found the two men gravely injured upon their arrival. · Publimetro Colombia

The official death report classified the cause of death as homicide, and the body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute. · Publimetro Colombia

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