A man who was on his way to work was beaten, stripped naked, and tied to a pole in downtown Monterrey after being mistaken for a thief by retail workers.
A person who was on his way to work was mistaken for a thief by workers of commercial premises in downtown Monterrey, for which he was beaten, stripped of his clothes and tied to a pole
This situation was recorded during the morning of Thursday, February 5, at the intersection of Colegio Civil and Espinosa streets in the first square of the city.
How did the aggression in downtown Monterrey occur?
After the confusion, a 54-year-old man was left tied with tape to a lamppost, totally naked.
Elements of the Monterrey police went to the scene, who managed to free the subject, who, according to police data, does not have a criminal record, nor arrests by the corporation.
According to the person, he was on his way to his first day of work as security for a nearby commercial premises when he was intercepted by several subjects, who beat him and took him to a store to take off his clothes and attack him.
The municipal public security elements freed the person from the pole and transferred him to the police facilities for medical attention and legal advice for the complaint.
This case, where merchants allegedly took the law into their own hands, could have ended in tragedy.
How is a case like that punished in Nuevo León?
Depending on what the Public Prosecutor’s Office determines, the aggressors could face one or more of these crimes:
Unlawful deprivation of liberty
Tying a person to a post, holding them against their will, or preventing them from leaving:
Approximate penalty: 6 months to several years in prison
It is aggravated if there is violence or if the victim is humiliated
Injuries
Hitting the person, even if there are no serious injuries:
Penalty: fines, imprisonment, or both
It increases if the lesions take time to heal or leave sequelae
Abuse of authority or improper exercise
If those who attacked are not authorities, but acted “as if they were”, this crime can be configured.
Dispossession and theft
Remove your child’s clothing and belongings:
Penalty: imprisonment and reparation of damage
Cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment
Leaving him naked and publicly displayed aggravates responsibility, even if they say that “it was to punish him.”
Criminal association
Several people who organized to attack him participated.
Source: Telediario
