A little over a year after the femicide of young businesswoman Leslie Desireé Agúndez Moyrón, a judge sentenced 21-year-old Andrés Armando “N,” her half-brother, to 30 years in prison. He was found guilty of the crime committed in La Paz, Baja California Sur.
According to the state Attorney General’s Office (PGJE), the convicted man attacked the victim at her home in the Las Américas neighborhood on July 27 of last year.
The investigation revealed that the attacker was “obsessed” with the young woman Leslie and, after being rejected by her, attacked her with a sharp weapon, causing bleeding and death. He subsequently stole her bank cards and vehicle, made various purchases, and even went to the beach with friends, leaving the victim’s body in her bedroom.
When the young woman’s disappearance became known, the attacker returned to the home and took her body to a vacant lot in the town of Chametla, on the outskirts of the capital. The search warrant mobilized friends, family, and fellow merchants, the young woman’s colleagues. Finally, five days after the incident, her body was located on August 1.
The attacker was arrested that same day as he attempted to flee to the north of the state, in the same vehicle as his half-sister.
The PGJE reported that the 30-year sentence was obtained through an abbreviated procedure, a procedure that allows the defendant to admit responsibility in exchange for a reduced sentence and compensation for damages. The judge also suspended the convicted man’s political rights.
State legislation last year established a minimum sentence of 30 years and a maximum of up to 60 years. Just last July, the BCS Congress approved a modification to local legislation to establish a minimum sentence of 40 years or more in cases of femicide.
The sentence received by the murderer has raised questions from feminist friends and activists, who consider the punishment insufficient and have joined the debate that has already taken place in other states regarding the abbreviated procedure applied to femicide cases.
The case of Leslie Desireé sparked consternation in the state, and a year after the events, the debate over the sentence has also begun.
Governor Víctor Castro Cosío has acknowledged that programs to prevent violence against women have not had the expected results. In 2024, the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System reported eight femicides in the state.
Source: msn
