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Judge Orders Preventive Detention of Six Soldiers in Killing of Two Girls in Badiraguato

Federal prosecutors lead the homicide case under scrutiny from rights groups.

Overview

  • Defense Secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo said a military judge ordered preventive imprisonment for six soldiers now held at the Mazatlán prison.
  • The announcement came during President Claudia Sheinbaum’s press conference six months after the May 6 shooting in the Sierra of Badiraguato.
  • Authorities say Army personnel fired on a family vehicle on Federal Highway 24 near La Cieneguilla, killing girls identified as Leydi (Leidy) and Alexa, with their ages reported inconsistently across outlets.
  • Investigations were opened immediately by the Fiscalía General de la República and the Military Justice Prosecutor, with the FGR following the homicide case.
  • The Centro Prodh criticized the lack of substantive progress in the civilian probe and the persistence of parallel military and civilian proceedings.