By Tim Binnall
In a weird story out of Mexico, a purportedly possessed 'Dopey' statue at a public park was destroyed by a young man who accidentally toppled the 'haunted' piece and wound up badly injured in the process. According to a local media report, the unfortunate incident occurred early Thursday morning at the Bosque Venustiano Carranza in the city of Torreon. A beloved fixture at the sizeable urban park had been the statue of 'Tontín,' as the Snow White character is known in Mexico, that stood near a playground for decades and developed something of an eerie reputation over the years.
Specifically, a longstanding urban legend surrounding the Tontín statue was that, in the middle of the night, it would come to life or change positions, much to the astonishment of apocryphal witnesses to the magical moment. The tall tale attached to the piece made it a popular destination for paranormal content creators and those 'in the know' about its purported possession. Among that latter group was undoubtedly Axel Rosas, who ventured to the park last Thursday to see the legendary statue for himself.
Alas, the young man's middle-of-the-night misadventure took an injurious turn when he clambered onto the concrete-filled piece that promptly snapped under his weight. In the process, the heavy remnants of the statue landed on Rosas' foot, ultimately causing him to lose a toe from the accident. Workers at the park have since covered the renaming base of the statue with a barrel that has turned into something of an altar adorned with flowers and notes honoring the dearly departed Tontín.