Michoacán state prosecutors secured a 140-year prison sentence for Cristian N., wife of former Nahuatzen mayor David Eduardo Otlica Avilés, for his aggravated kidnapping and murder on April 23, 2019. The victim's body was found hours later showing signs of torture and a bullet wound.
Michoacán's General State Prosecutor's Office proved Cristian N.'s full responsibility in the aggravated kidnapping of Nahuatzen's mayor, David Eduardo Otlica Avilés. On April 23, 2019, the now-convicted woman, along with two others, deprived the former mayor of his freedom at his home in the San Isidro tenencia.
Hours later, Otlica Avilés's body was found lifeless near La Mesa-Cortijo Nuevo road in Coeneo municipality. It showed signs of torture, a bullet wound, and the cause of death was intracranial hemorrhage due to craniocerebral trauma from a sharp blunt instrument, as determined by prosecutors in 2019.
In the sentencing hearing, evidence including a psychological report was presented, followed by closing arguments. The Trial Court issued the maximum penalty of 140 years in prison, a fine over two million pesos, and reparation for indirect victims.
Otlica Avilés was not performing duties at the time, as the Indigenous Citizens' Council barred him, deeming the July 1, 2018 elections fraudulent. Prosecutors reaffirmed their commitment to justice access and fighting crimes against freedom and life.
