Monday, January 25, 2010

Paraguayan soccer star Cabañas shot in head

Paraguayan striker Salvador Cabañas is in serious condition at a Mexico City hospital after being shot in the head.

Cabañas was critically wounded in the men’s room of a bar according to a Mexico City prosecutor investigating the incident. “The first report is that the bullet entered the front of his head and did not exit," Miguel Angel Mancera told Mexican television about the incident that occurred due to a suspected robbery or a fight.

Unmentioned by Mancera will be if prosecutors will look into a photo of an injured Cabañas that originated from Twitter and was later published in the Mexican press. (Click here if you wish to view the Not Safe for Work image). Mancera said, however, that two suspects were arrested and investigators will be talking to an eyewitness.

The 2007 South American Player of the Year received interest from English side Sunderland due to the 64 goals marked for Mexico’s Club America and for leading Paraguay to this year’s World Cup. Whether he misses the tournament remains to be seen though the shooting apparently didn’t deter the wounded star:
In comments made to the online version of Paraguayan daily ABC, the wife of Salvador Cabañas said that he had a positive mindset before entering the risky operation…

“He was in all moments positive and told me ‘I will emerge from this.’ He constantly spoke with me, told me his parents were going to visit him, and was conscious until they placed the anesthesia on him said his wife (Maria Alonso Mena). - [Translated text]
Image- BBC News
Online Sources- RPP Noticias, La Tribuna, The Telegraph, peru.com, New York Times, AHN

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