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UNAM Security Staff Protest Over Fan’s Death as Four Guards Are Held

Prosecutors cite a necropsy that points to strangulation, with a November 1 hearing scheduled to determine the detainees’ legal status.

Overview

  • Security workers blocked access near Rectoría on Insurgentes Sur, pressing for the removal of two commanders they accuse of ordering excessive force.
  • Protesters named Edgar “N” and Alejandro “N” as responsible supervisors and said the detained guards have not received legal support from the university.
  • Four UNAM security employees have been detained, linked to process for qualified homicide, and remain in preventive detention at Reclusorio Oriente.
  • The Institute of Forensic Sciences reported death by strangulation for Rodrigo Mondragón, with a possible skull fracture still under review.
  • UNAM’s security directorate turned over surveillance footage to Mexico City prosecutors, while Mondragón’s family held funeral rites and demanded institutional accountability.