Alfredo, the "good boy" who became a sicario

Translated by El Profe for Borderland Beat from La Silla Rota

At 17, the young man was arrested in Obregón, Sonora after the murder of two people in a car wash 

Alfredo, the good boy who became a hired assassin (Taken from the web)

He was not lacking anything. He is part of a family of average social status in Obregón, Sonora and studied in a private school, but became a hit man.

Alfredo "N", aged 17, was arrested last weekend on charges of murdering two people (father and son) in a car wash.

The psychological studies carried out by the Specialized Prosecutor's Office in Justice for Adolescents and Corruption of Minors reveal that the young person has an intelligent and calculating profile, which goes beyond a simple hit man.

It is established that the academic and personal formation of Alfredo is different from ordinary criminals who starts stealing stereos from cars, assaulting or stealing.
He is a "family" boy, who finished his high school education and then studied in a private school, so he was not in need nor is he a common killer.

Alfredo is linked to at least five homicides, along with Jorge Eduardo and Brígido Manuel, 33 and 45 years old, respectively.

The three were detained by elements of the State Attorney General's Office after killing a father and son in a car wash, and a recent model sedan, small gun, and an AK 47 rifle, known as “goat horn" were seized.

DETECTING SOCIOPATHY

Regardless of their religion, age, sex and socioeconomic stratum, a minor may have traits of psychopathy, because they can even have an incredibly healthy and functional life story, with all the protective factors and life opportunities, but to cross that the line, there are no cases that exist where you can return, said the psychologist Leonardo Aguirre.

A 17-year-old can already present serious and complex traits, although they may appear to be functional people, he said.

"It highlights the dehumanization, which is something that marks a lot psychopathy, because they have difficulty interpreting or feeling certain emotions, for them, the other person is not a person, not a living being, but an object, when they deprive their life, it does not cause them conflict,” he explained.

When traits such as isolation, indifference and altered thinking at dysfunctional levels are noted, as well as drug use and crimes such as stealing or mistreating animals or people, these are indicators to seek help and communication with the person.

"There is always something that can be done, they can be given help so that they do not cross the line that is moving them away from this human connection, because there comes a point where a sociopath or a psychopath can dehumanize to the degree of believing that they are doing a job, an interpreted role, and not a life,” he said.

The 17-year-old who was linked to the double homicide recorded on January 12 in Ciudad Obregón could be sentenced to a maximum penalty of 5 years. He would not be judged as an adult, said the attorney general of the State of Sonora

Rodolfo Montes de Oca Mena explained that the Attorney General's Office in the State (FGJE) is strictly governed by the National Law of the Comprehensive System of Criminal Justice for
Adolescents, which establishes in its Article 145 that a minor who commits the crime of qualified homicide, the maximum duration of detention may be up to 5 years.

He stressed that it is not possible to be judged as an adult, even when he turns18 years of age, due to Article 6 of said law, which states that:

"Persons over 18 years of age who are attributed the commission or participation in a crime designated as criminal offense while they were adolescents will be subject to this Act."

"Likewise, it will be applied in the conducive to people who are in process or fulfilling a sanction measure and turn 18 years of age," he said.

Montes de Oca Mena stressed that although the child had committed several crimes, Article 147 of the Law states that the measure of deprivation of liberty corresponding to the crime that provides for the highest punishability is in this case 5 years .

"Therefore, sentences are not accumulated, on the understanding that the measure of deprivation of liberty imposed on the adolescent may not exceed the maximum limit established by this Law," he said.

With information from El Imparcial and Sonora Opinion