Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state, where Acapulco is located.

In Chilpancingo, Mexico, the newly elected mayor, Alejandro Arcos Catalan, was found decapitated six days after taking office. His head was placed on top of his pickup truck, while his body was found inside.

The gruesome killing represents yet another challenge for the country’s new president, who faces increasing pressure to show progress in the fight against violent cartels.

Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, capital city of Mexico's Guerrero state, was assassinated on Sunday. His murder comes less than a week after he assumed office in a city infamous for its high crime rate.

Arcos' social media posts show the mayor in recent days had been supervising disaster relief efforts following the impact of Hurricane John last month, which caused severe floodin

The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country.

The mayor of the capital of southern Mexico's Guerrero state has been killed less than one week after he took office.

Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

Alejandro Arcos, the newly appointed mayor of the Mexican city of Chilpancingo, has been killed one week after his inauguration.