Feminicide investigations and legal proceedings in Mexico

Recent reports highlight separate legal proceedings involving accusations of feminicide in Mexico.

In Sonora, authorities have advanced the case against 19-year-old Alexa Guadalupe ‘N’ regarding a vehicular attack in Caborca. Following an incident on October 12 in the Palma Dorada neighborhood, where a suspect allegedly drove a gray sedan into two women after a dispute at a grocery store, the suspect was arrested by the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC) on October 14.

The victim, Julissa Lizbeth ‘N’, died at the scene, while Vivian Dayana ‘N’ sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Alexa Guadalupe ‘N’ has been formally charged with qualified homicide with treachery and attempted murder. A judge has ordered her to remain in justified preventive detention for a three-month period to allow for the completion of the complementary investigation.

In Guerrero, the mother of Alfonso Jesús Ricardo Sada Cárdenas, a member of the Mexican Navy, has challenged the prosecution's investigation into the 2021 death of Alma Lilia Zamarripa Salazar in Acapulco. The defense claims the case is fabricated and cites inconsistencies in the evidence, noting that the accused was off-duty at the time of the incident. A court hearing is scheduled for late October 2026.