Cozumel, Q.R. — A Cozumel judge has sentenced an island man to 25 years for murder. Police say the sentence was handed down Friday for the November 2022 murder of a Cozumel man.
“In an oral trial hearing, a 25-year prison sentence against Christian Jesús Torres Medina and/or Cristian Jesús Torres Mejía, alias “El Walas”, was handed down for the crime of aggravated homicide against a male victim,” they reported.
“The events for which he was sentenced occurred on November 20, 2022, at a residence located on 6th South Street and 23rd Avenue in the San Miguel I neighborhood.
“At that location, the now sentenced man arrived on a motorcycle in the company of an accomplice; likewise, two other men arrived at the site in a car.
“Subsequently, Christian Jesús Torres Medina and/or Cristian Jesús Torres Mejía got off the motorcycle and remained in the hallway of the house, while an accomplice entered the building and killed the victim with a firearm. After the attack, the perpetrators fled the scene.
“In addition to the prison sentence, the judicial authority imposed a fine of 144,330 pesos as well as 874,722 pesos for material damages.”
