# María Fernanda Benítez feminicide sentencing

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/mara-fernanda-bentez-feminicide-sentencing
> Updated: 2026-09-11T17:18:31.000Z. Sources: 47. Developments: 2.

A Paraguayan court has sentenced the primary suspect in the feminicide of María Fernanda Benítez to eight years in prison. The defendant, who was 17 at the time of the crime, received the maximum sentence permitted under the juvenile legislation active during the incident.

The suspect is ordered to remain at the Centro Educativo Sembrador de Villarrica until age 20, at which point he will be transferred to an adult penitentiary. This ruling follows an 11-day oral trial involving 32 witnesses and concludes legal proceedings against the adolescent, following prior convictions of adults involved in the case, including Mikhaela Rolón and the suspect's parents.

## Timeline

### 2026-09-11: Criminal sentencing in Paraguay and gang arrests in Spain

A Paraguayan court sentenced a juvenile to eight years for the death of María Fernanda Benítez, while Spanish police arrested six gang members in Madrid following a brutal stabbing.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/criminal-sentencing-in-paraguay-and-gang-arrests-in-spain

### 2026-09-09: Paraguay sentences primary suspect in María Fernanda Benítez case to 8 years

The primary suspect in the feminicide of María Fernanda Benítez has been sentenced to eight years in prison in Paraguay, the maximum penalty available for a minor under the laws active at the time of the crime.

42 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mallorca-drug-ring-seven-defendants-confess-to-ecstasy-trafficking

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