
Tuesday 6, June
Reddit user reports dead body outside Mexican embassy
A pair of trousers, stuffed with garden debris, were found inside the body bag
When a news story gets started by reports on the internet platform Reddit, it’s probably right to remain a little sceptical.
Nevertheless, there was something of a commotion both online and offline on Sunday night after the Reddit user ‘knightriderin‘ reported police cars surrounding the Mexican embassy on Klingelhöferstrasse in Tiergarten.
Officers had apparently tapped off the embassy stairs, only to discover the body bag to be stuffed with dead plants. A pair of trousers, stuffed with garden debris, were found inside the body bag, making it appear like a corpse. An investigation is underway for disturbing the public peace.
Update: It appears this was in fact an artwork undertaken by artist Alejandro Rodriguez, who had carried the “body bag” 5 kilometres from the Chapel of Reconciliation to the Mexican embassy before leaving it on the steps on the embassy. In this post on Instagram, he explains some of his motivations for the piece.