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Michoacán Prosecutors Arrest Mother in Alleged Killing of 7-Year-Old in Zitácuaro

A judge issued the warrant following a forensic finding of asphyxiation with prior second-degree burns.

Overview

  • The Fiscalía General del Estado de Michoacán executed an arrest warrant against Yoselina “N” for the alleged homicide of her daughter in Zitácuaro.
  • Investigators report the incident occurred on February 24 at a home in Colonia La Palma.
  • A forensic report determined the child died by asphyxiation and showed extensive second-degree burns inflicted days earlier.
  • The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Zitácuaro gathered evidence to obtain the warrant from a control judge.
  • The suspect was moved to the local penitentiary as authorities await a judicial determination of her legal status, with the FGE pledging to pursue violence against minors without impunity.