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Mexico City Police Detain 44-Year-Old in Fatal Stabbing of Woman in Miguel Hidalgo

Security footage guided police to a 44-year-old detainee now before the Ministerio Público.

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Overview

  • A 20-year-old woman died from a stab wound to the chest during an attempted cellphone robbery at the intersection of Lago Peypus and Lago Trasimeno in the Ahuehuetes Anáhuac neighborhood.
  • Paramedics from the Red Cross pronounced her dead at the scene, and officers secured the area for the Fiscalía’s investigation.
  • Surveillance cameras helped identify a suspect who fled on a bicycle and tried to escape over a rooftop on Segunda Cerrada de Lago Trasimeno before being arrested.
  • Police recovered the knife allegedly used in the attack and the bicycle involved in the flight, and the 44-year-old suspect was presented to the Ministerio Público.
  • A dashcam video from a ride-hailing vehicle showing the victim pleading for help circulated widely, and local reports identify the detainee as Jorge “N,” known as “El Pequeño,” a 44-year-old with a prior record, with neighbors and relatives aiding his capture.