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Papayita Died! Victim of a Pattern of Harassment that Ended in Tragedy

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Beyond those editorial conversations that extol the political class and obscure specific tragedies that bleed the collective soul, my concern today is to write about the death of Carlos Gurrola Argujo, known as “Papayita”, a cleaning worker at the HEB Senderos branch in Torreón, Coahuila, because of the conditions in which it occurred. On August 30, 2025, Carlos, 47, swallowed a drink (electrolite) that would have been altered with degreasing by…
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Beyond those editorial conversations that extol the political class and obscure specific tragedies that bleed the collective soul, my concern today is to write about the death of Carlos Gurrola Argujo, known as “Papayita”, a cleaning worker at the HEB Senderos branch in Torreón, Coahuila, because of the conditions in which it occurred. On August 30, 2025, Carlos, 47, swallowed a drink (electrolite) that would have been altered with degreasing by…

After the case of Carlos Gurrola Arguijo, known as "Papayita," became known. He lost his life after ingesting degreaser as part of a "prank" played by his coworkers, thousands of people united to demand justice. However, some took advantage of the tragedy for their own purposes. Fake accounts of support for "Papayita" reported. Carlos Gurrola's family created a Facebook profile to provide details of the case and request support to cover the fun…

Carlos Gurrola, known to his colleagues as Papayita, died after spending several weeks hospitalized after accidentally ingesting a degreasing liquid that his colleagues had allegedly put in his drink as a "joke." The incident occurred at the HEB Senderos branch in Torreón, Coahuila. According to preliminary reports, Gurrola, 47, began feeling ill immediately after consuming the substance and was taken to a hospital, where he remained in serious …

On Saturday afternoon, family, friends and neighbors of the La Concha ejido, in the municipality of Torreón, gathered to bid farewell to Carlos Gurrola Argujo, affectionately known as “Papayita”, at an emotional funeral that was accompanied by band music, prayers and demands of justice. The day began around 3 p.m. with a mass in the church of the Immaculate Conception, where the white coffin with the remains of Papayita was placed at the front o…

The victim, who suffered from harassment at work, allegedly ingested degreasing COAHUILA, September 19, 2025.- A man identified as Carlos Gurrola Argujo, better known as “El Papayita”, died after colleagues in his work incited him to take degreaser as part of an alleged joke, a situation that he had spent three weeks in a hospital in Torreón, Coahuila. The Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation kit to clarify the facts. Carlos Ran…

A man from Torreón, state of Coahuila, Mexico, died after ingesting degreasing in his workplace. Carlos Gurrola, nicknamed “Papayita”, was the victim of a joke of bad taste within a bullying climate that, according to his family, suffered daily. The event occurred on August 30, 2025 at the shopping mall HEB Paths, where Carlos, 47, served as cleaning staff. According to the accounts of his relatives, his companions poured degreasing in a bottle …

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ADN 40 broke the news in on Friday, September 19, 2025.
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