Parents of 43 students missing in Ayotzinapa, Mexico to visit Connecticut

April 11, 2015 12:00 am • Last Updated: April 11, 2015 7:01 pm

In this Oct. 22, 2014 photo, people protest the disappearance of 43 students in Mexico City. On Sept. 26, students from the Rural Normal School of Ayotzinapa traveled to Iguala to solicit donations, and there was a confrontation with police. Later, local police allegedly turned over the 43 missing students to members of the criminal gang Guerreros Unidos. (Marco Ugarte/AP Photo)

New Haven — Some of the parents of 43 students who disappeared last September in Ayotzinapa, Mexico are visiting Connecticut this week to bring attention to their cause.

Three parents are expected to arrive in New Haven on Tuesday for events in New Haven and Hartford.

The students have not been seen since Sept. 26 when prosecutors allege they were stopped by Iguala police and turned over to a drug gang, which killed them and incinerated their remains.

Groups of parents have been visiting cities around the United States to raise awareness of the case and press for more involvement by international bodies including the United Nations.

The Mexican government has said dozens of people have been detained in the case and it is committed to bringing those responsible to justice.

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