Overview

• On September 22, 2025, 19-year-old Lex Ashton allegedly fatally stabbed 16-year-old Jesús Israel “N” at UNAM’s CCH Sur and injured a staff member, then survived a jump from a third floor.
• After treatment at Hospital Regional 2 del IMSS, he was discharged this weekend and arrested by the Mexico City prosecutor’s office; he is held at Reclusorio Oriente with a first hearing pending.
• Publimetro reports that incel communities in Mexico operate largely online in forums with hundreds of participants that spread misogynistic and revenge-focused messages.
• A Milenio analysis, drawing on national health survey data, reports a rise in potential self-identified incels from about 5% in 2012 to about 7% in 2023, with roughly 400,000 university-educated young men reporting no sexual partners.
• Official data show 444 feminicides from January to August 2025, with Estado de México, Chihuahua, and Mexico City among the highest, and parents describe heightened concern for safety in preparatory schools.