Overview

• Arturo Antonio “N” was arrested in Mérida on July 23 by Quintana Roo’s Fiscalía alongside Yucatán’s SSP on accusations of gender-based violence.
• He is accused of raping his ex-partner after forcibly entering her home in Cancún’s Supermanzana 330 on June 22.
• His ex-partner’s June complaint followed security footage from November 3 showing him assaulting the victim before attempting to asphyxiate her in a Cancún nightclub.
• Authorities issued an arrest warrant, an Interpol red notice plus nationwide alerts to track him across state as well as international lines.
• Quintana Roo prosecutors have secured more than 330 convictions for gender violence since 2023 as they pursue charges of rape, domestic violence with attempted femicide.