Overview

• Brayan and Alfredo, both 20, were formally linked to the June 29 Las Huertas homicide during a hearing at Penitenciaría de La Mesa.
• Families of the accused staged a protest outside the facility, denouncing what they describe as an opaque process and insufficient proof.
• Defense attorney Amador Fernández pointed to inconsistencies between witness descriptions and the suspects’ appearance, alongside untested school attendance records as alibi evidence.
• Municipal police agents summoned to testify about the arrests failed to appear at the hearing, leaving gaps in the prosecution’s case.
• Courts are continuing to weigh alibi claims and evidence in upcoming hearings, keeping both suspects in custody as the process unfolds.