Overview

• Prosecutors say Roberto Isaac “N” was formally bound over on charges including concealment and illegal preservation of corpses as well as fraud.
• Investigators allege he and at least one other person kept three bodies at an address at Dr. Mariano Samaniego and Latón between June 12 and July 24, 2025.
• Forensic reporting indicates one victim was a minor, two remain unidentified, and the remains lacked documentation and dignified, lawful handling.
• The judge maintained preventive detention and set a three-month deadline to close the complementary investigation after the Aug. 14 arrest by state agents at Níquel and 16 de septiembre.
• Authorities note Funeraria Del Carmen had been suspended by COESPRIS since Oct. 10, 2024, as the case unfolds within the broader Plenitud scandal that uncovered 386 bodies and alleged schemes at multiple funeral homes, including claims by the SSP that animal ashes were given to families.