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Puebla Opens Inquiry After 20-Year-Old’s Bridge Death, Viral Farewell Alleging Abuse

Prosecutors opened an inquiry, with her Instagram farewell alleging abuse prompting calls for stronger mental‑health support.

Overview

  • Yusvely Marianny Núñez Rodríguez, a 20-year-old Venezuelan, died Oct. 22 after jumping from a pedestrian bridge on Vía Atlixcáyotl near the CIS in Puebla, according to officials.
  • State authorities cordoned the scene, recovered the body and opened an investigative case through the Puebla attorney general’s office, with no public charges or findings reported.
  • Hours before her death, she posted a final message on Instagram describing depression and alleging sexual abuse by her brother, writing that her mother minimized the disclosure.
  • Media report she phoned her boyfriend from the bridge shortly before the jump; witnesses and relatives say emergency help arrived too late despite alerts, a claim officials have not addressed.
  • The death has fueled discussion of youth mental health and migrant vulnerability, with the Puebla government highlighting support services, as online users directed hostile messages at her mother.