Cancun, Q.R. — Carlos Mario Zacarías Jiménez has been sentenced to 50 years for attempted femicide and rape against a minor. The suspect was sentenced Friday.
Carlos Mario Zacarías Jiménez was accused of raping and then burying his victim in the back yard after he believed her to be dead. According to police, the incident happened in May 2021 in an area outside Cancun known as Santa Cecilia.
“The victim was selling plums to local residents that her parents harvested. Upon meeting the man, he asked her to take some plums to his home. The victim agreed, believing the man’s wife was there.
“The minor arrived at the home where the man subdued her and forced her inside. He attempted to suffocate her by covering her mouth and nose, causing her to faint. Taking advantage of the situation, he committed the crime of rape.
“Carlos Mario Zacarías Jiménez later believed the girl was dead, so he abandoned her semi-naked body in a hole in the ground behind a thatched roof. The victim was found by a neighbor who requested assistance from the authorities to transport her to a hospital,” police reported.
“Upon learning that the victim had survived the incident, Carlos Mario Zacarías Jiménez fled to San Marcos, Texas, where he was captured and extradited to Mexico.
