Overview

• Authorities accused Jovana Karina ‘N’ of feminicide in grado de tentativa after she allegedly drove a BMW into Ximena ‘N’ on August 14 in the Guadalupe neighborhood of Tuxtla Gutiérrez.
• The Chiapas state prosecutor’s office judicialized the investigation and remanded the suspect in preventive custody at the El Amate penitentiary in Cintalapa.
• Defense lawyers secured a 144-hour procedural extension that postpones the next hearing until Wednesday, August 20.
• Ximena ‘N’ remains in critical condition at a specialized hospital after undergoing three high-risk surgeries for spinal, pelvic and leg fractures and other internal injuries.
• Victim’s family and feminist collectives have reported prior threats against Ximena ‘N’ and are demanding the case be handled with a comprehensive gender-perspective investigation.