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Judge Links Suspect to Morelia Church Arson Case, Orders Preventive Detention

Prosecutors have two months to finish their complementary probe after the November 27 blaze that caused about 793,000 pesos in damage.

Overview

  • Jairo Emmanuel “N” was linked to process for aggravated damage to property and attempted robbery tied to the Templo de la Sagrada Familia in Morelia.
  • The Fiscalía General del Estado presented evidence alleging he tried to take valuables before setting fire inside the church in colonia Felícitas del Río.
  • Bystanders kept the man at the scene until municipal police detained him and took him to the Ministerio Público of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office.
  • A Control Judge imposed justified preventive detention and set a two‑month deadline to close the complementary investigation.
  • Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos condemned the attack and an Interreligious Council prayer meeting is scheduled for December 4 at 18:30 in the SUM 1 hall of the Colegio de Morelia.