A judge sentenced Luis Alfonso “N” to 20 years in prison for his responsibility in the crime of qualified homicide committed. to the detriment of the journalist María Elena Ferral, murdered in Veracruz in 2020.
In addition, the judicial authority imposed a financial fine on Luis Alfonso “N” to compensate for the damage and suspended his civil and political rights.
It was the Ministerial Investigations Prosecutor’s Office that obtained the 20-year conviction for the crime of qualified homicide.
It should be remembered that in May 2023, three material authors of the murder of the Veracruz journalist were sentenced to 30 years in prison.
A judge handed down a conviction against Alfredo “N”, Othoniel “N” and Carlos “N”, who were sentenced to 30 years in prison.
The journalist was attacked by gunfire in the northern area of Veracruz on March 30, 2020 and hours later he died in a local hospital.
The communicator, who worked at the Diario de Xalapa, belonging to the Mexican Editorial Organization, received three gunshot wounds: arm, leg and abdomen.
In addition to the four involved who are already sentenced, in April 2020, reporter José “N” was captured and accused of being allegedly linked to the journalist’s crime.
The correspondent of the newspaper La Opinión of Poza Rica and the web portal Al Calor Político, was detained by elements of the Ministerial Police and presented before a Control Judge.
According to police sources, journalist Ferral had reported that reporter José “N” had “put” her to a criminal group to be murdered.
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