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Maria del Carmen Rios Garcia is escorted by police after being taken into custody in Toluca, Mexico, Thursday, May 24, 2012. (AP Photo/Agencia MVT, Crisanta Espinosa) 

Boy's eyes gouged out 'to save world'

A 5-year-old Mexican boy whose eyes were allegedly gouged out by his mother as part of a drug-fueled ritual "to save the world" is expected to live, but has been left completely blind, health authorities said Friday.

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