Overview
- Attorney General Carlos Torres Piña said evidence points to the victim’s partner as the presumed responsible party in the killing, with the name withheld under due process.
- Amber Alerts are active nationwide for Sofía Camila, 6, and Maritza Natalia, 4, and search operations have been intensified to find them alive.
- Maritza Espino Ponce, 28, and her daughters were last seen on November 24; the family reported their disappearance on November 26, and formal inquiries began on November 30.
- Her body was found on November 29 inside a plastic barrel in the Santa Bárbara River in Uruapan’s colonia 18 de Marzo, with journalistic reports noting firearm projectile injuries.
- Relatives and feminist collectives announced a peaceful march on December 7 in Morelia to demand justice and press for the safe location of the children.