Overview

• The Sonora state prosecutor’s office reported that 15-year-old Leyla Monserrath Lares Becerra died by mechanical asphyxia, according to an official forensic report.
• Investigators now attribute probable responsibility to two girls aged 13 and 15 who were identified as friends of the victim.
• AMIC personnel, supported by DEFENSA and the PESP, located the body and gathered material evidence during a search of the residence where the events occurred.
• Authorities say earlier inquiries focused on an adult identified as Martín “N,” known as “El Kalusha” or “Minimi,” who was later found dead and identified through fingerprint comparison.
• The case has been judicialized before the competent authority under Mexico’s Integral Criminal Justice System for Adolescents.