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Judge Orders Alberto Del Rio Held in Preventive Detention in Mexico Domestic Violence Case

The move shows prosecutors are pressing a case that could bring multi-year prison time under San Luis Potosí law.

Overview

  • Del Rio will remain jailed after a judge ordered preventive detention following a formal family-violence charge, according to Milenio and the state attorney general’s office.
  • Del Rio, who was arrested Monday in San Luis Potosí after a distress call, was turned over to a specialized prosecutor that handles cases involving women, families, and sex offenses.
  • Responding officers reported injuries visible on the alleged victim’s face and arms, and prosecutors say the complaint describes physical and verbal abuse during an argument.
  • San Luis Potosí law allows prosecutors to pursue standard domestic violence charges with 1–7 years in prison or a harsher gender-based injuries charge that can carry 8–20 years and UMA-based fines.
  • The Crash Lucha Libre suspended Del Rio from its programming, the alleged victim is reported to be under medical and legal protection, and he previously faced 2020 allegations that were later dropped.