Francisco Javier, alias “El Trompas”, was detained in Cuautla, Morelos, stated by the Prosecutor General of the State as allegedly responsible for the feminicide of the Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera, occurred on September 12.
The arrest took place on September 17 after a judge issued an arrest warrant. According to the authorities, the location of the suspect was possible through investigative work and with information provided by inhabitants of the area.
Tacoronte Aguilera, 21 years old and originally from Gran Canaria, Spain, had an academic exchange at the Autonomous University of the State of Morelos (UAEM), from the University of Granada.
The young woman was killed in the vicinity of the House of Culture of Cuautla.The state prosecutor investigates the case under the feminicide protocol.
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Prosecutors seek maximum punishment
Morelos' Attorney General, Fernando Blumenkron Escobar, said that the institution will request the maximum penalty for the crime of feminicide, up to 70 years in prison, in case the elements necessary to establish the criminal responsibility of the accused are accredited to a judge.
The official noted that the Prosecutor’s Office has relevant evidence for the case and highlighted the citizen’s involvement in the location of the suspect.
The murder of Claudia Tacoronte provoked student demonstrations and calls from the university community to demand justice and greater security conditions for women.
The Theory of theft
The governor of Morelos, Margarita González Saravia, said in an interview with EFE that the suspect suspect of the murder of the young Spanish student Claudia Tacoronte has no links "with organized crime" and that he agreded her "in a forcejeo for a robbery", explaining the facts that have highlighted the insecurity that lives part of Mexico and that have provoked national and international indignation.
“He’s a common criminal, but very disturbed by the way he did it. It has nothing to do with organized crime. Apparently it was a theft, it was a fortress for a theft. When she screams, he strikes her,” González said from the Morelos Government Palace.
