Overview

• Ángel Gabriel “N”, a 20-year-old painter, was detained on Monday on suspicion of robbery committed with violence.
• Authorities say he and another man entered presbítero E. V. P.’s home in Tixcacal Opichén on Mérida’s west side.
• Investigators report the victim was beaten in the head and body, tied hand and foot, gagged, and locked in a bathroom.
• The assailants took 62,500 pesos in cash, a cellphone, personal documents, and other belongings, according to officials.
• The PEI, SSP, and the Yucatán prosecutor’s office coordinated the case, and officers are still working to locate the second suspect.