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Axe Ceremonia festival death legal proceedings

Overview

Following the deaths of photojournalists Miguel Ángel Rojas and Berenice Giles during the Axe Ceremonia festival on April 5, 2025, in Mexico City, legal actions have progressed through criminal and civil channels.

A judge has linked eight individuals and three companies—Operadora Eclectic, La Agencia de los Socios, and O. N. Producciones Creativas—to criminal proceedings for involuntary manslaughter. Investigations indicated that a scissor lift was used improperly for loads it was not designed to carry and that the structure involved was not part of the official Civil Protection program. While most defendants will face trial in freedom, the implicated companies must provide a 500,000 peso guarantee.

Concurrently, the family of Miguel Ángel Rojas Hernández has raised allegations regarding a 100 million peso insurance payout from GMX Seguros to the organizing company, Grupo Eco. Legal advisor Tábata Salas stated the family was unaware of this payout, which documents suggest was intended for victim reparations and legal expenses. This dispute has led to protests from the victims' families and associates, coinciding with the formal charging of a civil protection official in October 2026.

Entities

Axe Ceremonia · Berenice Giles · Miguel Ángel Rojas Hernández · Artur Romeu · Claudia Sheinbaum

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 2 sources
    Family of AXE Ceremonia victims alleges insurance dispute

    Family members of photojournalists killed at the AXE Ceremonia 2025 festival in Mexico City allege that Grupo Eco received a 100 million peso insurance payout intended for victim reparations.

  2. [CRIME] 15 sources
    Mexico: Eight people and three companies charged in Axe Ceremonia deaths

    Eight people and three companies face criminal charges in Mexico City following the fatal collapse of a structure during the Axe Ceremonia festival, which killed two photojournalists.

Sources

canalwebsanpedro.com.ar · chalkbeat.org · contigopuebla.mx · diariocoimbra.pt · diariolavozdelchaco.com · elchamuco.com.mx · elespecialitodigital.com · eltecolote.mx · elvalle.com.mx · encuentroradiotv.com · entrelineas.com.mx · lajornadaweb.com.ar · lanigua.com.mx · poderycritica.com · tribunadelabahia.com.mx · udgtv.com · xeu.mx