Article 5Y8F9 ‘They left her hanging’: details emerge of woman’s death at US-Mexico border

‘They left her hanging’: details emerge of woman’s death at US-Mexico border

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Ramon Antonio Vargas in New York
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Griselda Verduzco Armenta was trying to get over the barrier with the help of coyotes to find a more secure future for her daughters


As she'd done before, Griselda Verduzco Armenta tried to cross Mexico's border with the US earlier this week with dreams of being able to better provide for her two young daughters.

But the 32-year-old's journey ended in tragedy when authorities say she fell from atop the US border wall in Arizona, accidentally became entangled in a climbing harness that she had used to scale the barrier, and was choked to death while upside down.

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