The 52-year-old reporter for El Financiero newspaper was found dead in her home with stabs wounds. According to reports quoting officials, the body of Ms González, who lived in the town of norteña de Monterrey, Nuevo León state, was found by her children who were upstairs at the time and called for help. They reportedly told the authorities that they heard no noise.

Colleagues of the journalists quoted by the AFP said that she reported on local business, which is not considered ‘sensitive’.