Overview
- Carlota N will remain in preventive detention at the Chalco prison following a six-hour hearing that rejected a switch to home confinement.
- Judge Karen Reyes Guadarrama ruled against domiciliary arraigo, citing a risk of escape and deficiencies in proving that the proposed arraigo home belonged to a qualifying relative.
- The court noted that a son’s birth certificate submitted to establish kinship lacked the mother’s full name, undercutting the residency proposal.
- Defense attorneys argued her type 2 diabetes has worsened in custody, said her daily insulin requirement has doubled, and contended the court discounted dozens of medical records.
- The State of Mexico prosecutor has acknowledged the disputed house belongs to Carlota’s daughter and was occupied by members of Sindicato 22 de Octubre, as family and supporters protested and vowed to pursue an appeal or amparo.