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Judge Orders Preventive Detention After Grandson Is Charged With Femicide in Veracruz

The specialized gender-crimes unit of the state prosecutor’s office is handling the case under process 64/2025.

Overview

  • Prosecutors imputed Benito “N” for feminicide and aggravated rape in the death of his grandmother, Guillermina “N”.
  • The attack occurred on August 24 inside a home in Cocoxatla, in the municipality of Ixhuacán de los Reyes, Veracruz.
  • Relatives found the elderly victim, reported the assault, and took her to a hospital where she later died.
  • Authorities say the suspect fled after the assault before being detained, and a judge imposed “prisión preventiva oficiosa.”
  • Proceedings are ongoing as identity details remain partially withheld in line with Mexican legal reporting practices.