Woman Jailed Six Years For Killing Her Rapist in Mexico
An indigenous woman in Mexico was sentenced to six years and two months jail term for the murder of her rapist.
The court acknowledged that the woman, Roxana Ruiz, acted in self-defense when she killed her attacker in 2021, but she used excessive force.
The 23-year-old woman knocked the man unconscious, then strangled him and finally tried to dismember his body.
She kept the body for at least 20 hours before putting it in a plastic bag in the street.
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Her attorney said Ruiz will be appealing the sentence, which was handed down by judge Mónica Osorio in Mexico on Monday.
She had already spent nine months in per-trial detention before being released for the duration of the trial.
