Killing of Ingrid Escamilla
| Killing of Ingrid Escamilla | |
|---|---|
Signs protesting the murder of Ingrid Escamilla in Mexico City | |
| Location | Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, Mexico |
| Date | 9 February 2020 |
Attack type | Femicide |
| Victim | Ingrid Escamilla Vargas |
| Perpetrator | Erik Francisco Robledo Rosas |
| Verdict | Guilty |
| Convictions | Femicide |
| Trial | c. 17 October, 2022 |
| Sentence | 70 years in prison |
On 9 February 2020, Ingrid Escamilla Vargas, a 25-year-old woman living in Gustavo A. Madero, Mexico City, was murdered by her boyfriend, Erik Francisco Robledo Rosas in an act of femicide. Robledo was convicted and sentenced to the maximum penalty of 70 years in prison.
The Mexican public was outraged by both the brutality with which the murder was perpetrated and by the subsequent spreading of images of the victim's body in the press and on social media.