Survivor Of Attack On Group Whose Bodies Were Dismembered In Mexico Details How They Were Intercepted

The survivor of an attack where a group of beachgoers were intercepted and killed in the Mexican state of Puebla provided details of how the incident began.

Local press reported that Brenda Mariel N., one of two survivors of the attack, in which nine people were killed and several of them dismembered, said she and another victim had left a hostel when they were intercepted but what seemed to be a local police car.

Both Brenda and Jacqueline Ailet, who was killed, were beat and placed a hood on their heads before separating them. Brenda was abandoned on a road, from where she managed to reach a city and report the crime. Jacqueline and eight other people were killed.

The nine bodies showed signs of torture and were found dismembered in the municipality of San José Miahuatlán, in Puebla. The bodies were found in an abandoned vehicle along with a tarp full of blood stains.

Four of the bodies were reportedly found in the vehicle's trunk, and the bloodied tarp was discovered inside the Volkswagen Vento along with five more corpses. Officials also reportedly recovered a bag with eight pairs of hands, per Central Puebla Irreverente.

The nine people, who were seemingly not part of a same group, had been reported missing since February 27. On March 3, Idamis Pastor Betancourt, head of the State Attorney General's Office said at a press conference that there was no information yet regarding how events unfolded. "There are lines of investigation, but I cannot reveal them due to confidentiality," she said.

"All relevant investigations are being carried out. When we have a response and the investigation is complete, we will be in a position to provide more information," Betancourt added, as reported by PEOPLE. The investigation remains ongoing.