Overview
- A Guanajuato tribunal on Thursday sentenced Christian Augusto Jafet 'N' to 113 years, four months and 15 days after finding him guilty of rape, aggravated homicide and disappearance of a minor.
- The oral trial began March 2, 2026 and ran nearly four months, during which prosecutors presented forensic reports, scientific analyses and testimony from about 90 witnesses.
- Authorities say Mateo was intercepted after leaving his school on February 4, 2025, was sexually assaulted, shot and his body moved and hidden in a vacant site in Lagunillas, Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco.
- The court also ordered a fine of 492,559 pesos and reparación del daño of 745,798 pesos, the sentence must be served at the Centro de Prevención y Reinserción Social de León and the defendant remains in custody.
- Family-led searches and public attention kept the case in the public eye, and officials framed the conviction as legal accountability that closes the criminal trial while the family and community continue to process the loss.