Overview
- Authorities detained 19-year-old Lex Ashton after his hospital discharge and he remains in custody at Reclusorio Oriente with his first hearing date pending, following the September 22 stabbing at CCH Sur that killed a 16-year-old student.
- Coverage documents active Mexican online groups with hundreds of members that circulate misogynistic rhetoric and terms targeting women and so‑called attractive men, which reporters say mirror language discussed around the case.
- National health survey figures cited by journalists show men who report never having had a sexual partner rose from about 5% in 2012 to roughly 7% in 2023.
- A breakdown reported by Viridiana Ríos indicates the largest absolute number of these men have university education, estimated at about 394,298.
- Parents and school communities are urging tighter campus vigilance, while experts highlight youth mental‑health risks, noting WHO data on adolescent disorders and Mexican figures showing 16.7% of young adults report depression, with 444 feminicides recorded from January to August 2025.