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Alleged Accomplice Arrested in 2022 Killing of Singer Yrma Lydya

Captured in Ixtapaluca after an intelligence-led search, he awaits judicial proceedings at Reclusorio Oriente.

Overview

  • Mexico City investigators, with State of Mexico authorities, arrested Máximo 'N' in Ixtapaluca under an arrest warrant for feminicide.
  • Prosecutors say the suspect, then the driver for Jesús Hernández Alcocer, allegedly helped him flee the scene and supplied the firearm used.
  • He was transferred to Mexico City and entered Reclusorio Preventivo Varonil Oriente, where he remains at the disposal of a judge.
  • The FGJCDMX had offered a 500,000 peso reward since October 2024 for information leading to his location.
  • Yrma Lydya was shot inside the Suntory restaurant in June 2022; Hernández Alcocer was detained that day and died in custody months later, as another alleged accomplice, Benjamín 'N', was previously prosecuted.