Cancun, Q.R. — A man who locked a woman in a room for three days after kidnapping her has been sentenced to 50 years. A Cancun judge has ordered Ángel de Jesús Salas Hernández to spend more than two decades imprisoned for aggravated kidnapping.
In an oral trial hearing Thursday, prosecutors for the State Attorney General (FGE) obtained a guilty verdict for Ángel de Jesús Salas Hernández for aggravated kidnapping.
According to the FGE, on May 31, 2020, the accused went to the victim’s home on a motorcycle under the pretext of delivering personal documents. He then threatened her and took her to his home in SM 222 of the Los Héroes subdivision.
“The now-convicted man forced the victim into the building and locked her in a room, warning her that if she screamed or called for help he would kill her. He also threatened her with a knife and physically assaulted her, injuring her in various parts of her body.
“Ángel de Jesús Salas Hernández stole the victim’s tablet and demanded she unlock it so he could send a message to his current partner. When she refused, the victim was subjected to further physical assault; in addition, the convicted man cut her hair with scissors.”
Police say the victim remained in captivity from May 31 to June 3, 2020 before being rescued by members of the Investigative Police.
