• apftwb@lemmy.world
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    “Affair” is definitely not the right word. Affairs typically don’t end in self-immolation.

    Also worth mentioning him by name and district for any Texans reading. Tony Gonzales: U.S. representative for Texas’s 23rd congressional district (basically the entire Texas-Mexico border area)

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      HE MURDERED HER AND BURNED THE BODY.

      Uvalde Police Department is going to be under another investigation before the last one ends.

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        I think that’s a stretch. Her husband cheated on her, her boss took advantage of her in this emotionally vulnerable state, she was ostracized/shamed for her actions and mischaracterized in news. I can see that pushing anyone into self-immolation territory.

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          That specific kind of suicide is unheard of in ones own home and even more for a woman. It’s one of the worst eays to go and is the kind of thing one does to make a statement. If she self immolated it would have been in front of him or somewhere public. Uvalde didn’t even investigate.

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            So I found a study.

            https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1234584/full#ref18

            First off you are right. Self-immolation is much rarer than I thought. This study only had n=51 over 13 years. I have nothing on location of the event.

            Also women commit self-immolation slightly more often than men post COVID, but that might be skewed because of women in Asian countries.

            As for a coverup, self-immolation is a hellava way to not draw attention to yourself. I think doing it in public only slightly less extreme than doing it at home. Less risk of being stopped halfway through?

            It is unfortunate Uvalde PD is handling this. Being a congressman from Texas could definitely allow you to influence a murder investigation in Texas by Texas police.