With the work of investigating and following up on the case of the disappearance of a Canadian citizen in Puerto Vallarta, the Directorate General for Monitoring the Prosecution’s Procedures succeeded in a supervising judge will pronounce a sentence for Marcela “A”, Martín Alejandro “R” and Andrés Javier “R” to 56 years and 3 months in prison by accrediting their full participation in the crime.

How was the kidnapping?

According to the investigation file, it was possible to prove that on the night of October 27, 2018, the victim moved in the company of Marcela “A” in a restaurant located in Playa de Los Muertos, in the coastal municipality, where they lived together for a while.

Already in the early hours of the 28th of this month, they went to another restaurant on Olas Altas Street, in the Emiliano Zapata neighborhood, where they drank liquor for the early celebration of the convict’s birthday.

The Canadian and the wife chose to retire in a rental vehicle, Behind the back of a bar on Calle Morelos in the city center, the convicted woman was in constant communication with Martín Alejandro “R” and Andrés Javier “R” to report her position.

The three convicts met close to the Jardines de Las Gaviotas district for later take the victim deprived of his liberty to the town of Valle Dorado, where his whereabouts are no longer known.

The prosecution opened the procedure and recognized that the three people were involved as responsible for the crime of disappearance committed by individualsfor which they were arrested and brought before the court.

After the completion of the corresponding procedural steps, the oral trial hearing was recently held, during which the public prosecutor’s court analyzed the evidence provided by this social representation, including testimonies, expert opinions and other documents and published conviction against Marcela A., Martín Alejandro R. and Andrés Javier R.since he found them guilty of the facts and condemned them to the penalty already mentioned.

In addition, they must pay the amount of 483 thousand 600 pesos, as a fine.