Gabriele Schart, 57, was killed in Mexico on Saturday, her sons have said. Corin, right, and Michael, left, are working to get answers from Medixan authorities and prepare a funeral in Zipolite, where their mother lived for the last decade.
A London, Ont., woman who lived in Mexico for close to a decade was shot and killed during a roadside robbery while driving home to Canada, according to friends and news reports.Gabriele Schart, centre, was killed in Mexico on Saturday, say her sons, Corin, right, and Michael, left. They're working to get answers from authorities in Mexico and prepare a funeral in Zipolite, where their mother lived for the last decade. A London, Ont.
Family members say they've been told Schart was shot in Queretaro, just north of Mexico City, on Saturday — about a day into her journey home with her four dogs and cat. Mexican media say Schart was 50 but a friend said she was 57. The Canadian government also advises visitors to Mexico to "exercise a high degree of caution" because of high levels of criminal activity and kidnapping.
Schart has two sons — Corin, who lives in Mexico, and Michael, who resides in London with his grandmother. The siblings are working to get answers from authorities in Mexico. Schart was driving home to Canada from Mexico with her four dogs. After she was killed, the animals scattered. Only the boxer, Ruby, has been found.
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