Verdict Reveals Unfolding of a Gruesome Crime and the Ongoing Legal Battle
The jury, after a highly publicized trial, settled on a unanimous verdict regarding MJBN, nicknamed Mexican, who stands accused of killing his friend CR. The fatal assault, which culminated in CR’s decapitation and the placement of his severed head in a bag, occurred toward the end of October 2020 along a city street. The court proceedings have traced the sequence of events from that chilling night to the moment the verdict was read and the case moved toward sentencing.
The reading of the verdict occurred shortly after 11:00 in the morning. By 14:30, the panel of twelve jurors—three men and six women, with six additional members as alternates—had received the 18 questions that required careful reasoning and justification. The jurors evaluated the evidence, including forensic reports, and considered whether the accused acted with premeditation and cruelty in the killing.
According to the jury, the accused benefited from his friendly relationship with the victim and deliberately carried out the lethal act. The forensic findings supported the view that the blow was intended to cause serious harm, and the action that followed—securing the victim’s head and disposing of the body—was executed with deliberate intent. The panel reached a consensus that the act constituted murder and desecration of a corpse, although the jury did not find him guilty of theft for the incident that allegedly accompanied the crime.
Following the verdict, prosecutors maintained their request for a conviction on murder charges, and separate counts of desecration of a corpse were pursued by the special prosecutor’s office. The initial sentencing recommendation called for a prison term of 24 years and five months, reflecting a grave assessment of the crime’s severity.
In parallel, a private prosecution led by lawyer Marcos García Montes, acting on behalf of CR’s family, sought a heavier sentence: 32 years and five months in total. The proposal included 25 years for murder, five additional years for violent robbery, two years for violations of bodily and spiritual integrity, and five months for the desecration of the corpse. These figures illustrate a strenuous effort by the family to secure accountability that aligns with the perceived gravity of the offense.
The court has proceeded to the sentencing phase, with presiding magistrate Florentino Ruiz Yamuza overseeing the proceedings. The magistrate faces the task of determining whether the defendant should be convicted of murder or an alternative charge of manslaughter, based on the totality of the evidence and the arguments presented by both sides.
Until the judge renders a final decision, the defendant remains in precautionary custody. In his final remarks before the court, the defendant offered a denial of the most severe charges and expressed remorse, stating to the relatives of the deceased, in a brief moment of candor, that he was genuinely sorry for his actions.
The timeline of the case traces back to late October 2020, when the events that led to the tragedy began to unfold. On October 30, after dinner, the accused visited CR’s home with the intention of repairing a bicycle. The situation shifted when CR momentarily turned away, and the accused assaulted him with a blunt object, causing fatal injuries. The subsequent act of decapitation and the disposal of the head marked a sensational and shocking sequence of events that drew widespread media attention.
Following the initial acts of violence, the head was placed in a bag and left among tree branches in a nearby square. On the afternoon of October 31, the defendant returned to retrieve the head and attempted to discard it in various containers. A passerby who inquired about the contents of the bag witnessed the defendant’s actions, bringing additional attention to the case and reinforcing the severity of the crime in the public memory.
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