Overview
- Opening instructions and arguments begin today at the Centro de Estudios Judiciales, followed by the first witnesses including the victim’s mother and grandmother, who asked to testify without the Sena family present.
- Seven defendants stand trial: César Sena faces aggravated homicide charges as the alleged material author, his parents face accusations over alleged participation in the crime, and four others are charged with aggravated concealment.
- The court scheduled 15 hearing days from October 31 through November 20, running from 8:00 to 17:00.
- Key evidence centers on phone forensics, security‑camera analysis, DNA traces, and reports from IMCiF and the Missing Persons division, with coverage noting new phones purchased by César Sena and Marcela Acuña days after the killing.
- Due to limited courtroom capacity, media follow proceedings via a remote feed, and any conviction requires a unanimous jury verdict with jurors barred from outside research.