Overview

• In ruling No. 252-2025, the Cajamarca appellate chamber revoked the October 2024 acquittal and unanimously sentenced Segundo Adolfo Sánchez Cóndor and William Tocas Sánchez to life imprisonment for aggravated robbery with subsequent death of Jorge Luis Cabrera Zelada.
• Judges weighed phone messages showing a pattern of planned robberies, the victim’s tracing at the Minimarket La Juerga using a BCP card, the defendants’ exclusive presence with him, and his transport by mototaxi to Santa Bárbara.
• A necropsy confirmed mechanical asphyxia, and the court cited contradictions, cross-accusations, an incriminating statement naming the strangler, concealment attempts, and remorse-laden messages as indicia of guilt.
• The court set joint civil reparations of S/100,000 for the victim’s family, ordered legal costs, and directed registration of the conviction in the national registry once the decision becomes final, with interest on the indemnity accruing from December 3, 2023.
• While the ruling is not yet final, the court imposed conduct restrictions including avoiding risky venues, remaining at domicile without judicial leave, and biweekly check-ins, and it credited Sánchez Cóndor’s prior pretrial detention toward the sentence.