Journalist found dead in northern Mexico in bloody year for media

Body of Juan Arjon Lopez, 14th journalist to be killed in Mexico in 2022, identified by tattoos in border city of San Luis Rio Colorado

An independent journalist has been found dead in northern Mexico, bringing to 14 the number of reporters and media workers killed so far this year, which has been one of the deadliest ever for the profession.

Prosecutors in the northern border state of Sonora said on Tuesday that tattoos on a body found in the border city of San Luis Rio Colorado matched those of journalist Juan Arjon Lopez.