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Oaxaca Prosecutors Reclassify Dulce Enríquez Case as Culpable Homicide

Prosecutors say the reclassification will guide a fuller review of evidence to establish responsibility.

Overview

  • Dulce Ivonne Enríquez, 23, died on January 19 at Hospital Médica 2002 after ten days hospitalized following a January 9 rollover crash.
  • Investigators are reviewing forensic reports, witness statements and material evidence to reconstruct the events, with no criminal charges announced to date.
  • Elements of the State Investigation Agency carried out diligences at the hospital as part of the ongoing probe led by the Oaxaca prosecutor’s office.
  • The January 9 incident occurred on the Barranca Larga–Ventanilla route near Santo Tomás Jalieza, and Huatulco mayor Julio César Cárdenas Ortega was among those injured.
  • Her remains were buried in the municipal cemetery of Santa María Huatulco, as family requested respect and public calls for a transparent investigation intensified.