Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — The main suspect in the 2021 rape and murder of a Playa del Carmen girl has been found guilty. A judge has sentenced Carlos Alex “N” to 40 years in prison for the rape and murder of his neighbor’s daughter.
The girl, who has not been named, was found dead in his Zazil Há home on 42nd Street on December 29, 2021. According to local authorities, “he was a neighbor of the victim whom he had touched in a sexual manner days before.”
In a statement, police said “on the day of the events, the now convicted man brought the victim into his home where he committed the crime of rape, keeping her there until she was found dead days later.
“In a trial hearing, the judge issued a guilty verdict for the crime of femicide against a minor for which he was sentenced to 40 years in prison in addition to having to pay the amount of 878,458 pesos for reparation of moral damages.”