Defence of Marcela Reyes denies links to B-King's murder in Mexico
The Colombian DJ's lawyer claims there is no evidence linking her to the crime. The defence filed a defamation complaint against the singer's mother and sister.
No evidence against Marcela Reyes in B-King case, according to her defence
The firm KM Abogados, legal representative of DJ Marcela Reyes, filed a criminal defamation complaint with the General Prosecutor's Office against Adriana Salazar Cárdenas, mother of singer Bayron Sánchez—known as B-King—and against her sister Stefanía Agudelo, according to infobae.com. The legal action responds to public statements from both women that, in the view of the defence, severely damaged her client's image and reputation.
Lawyer Katherine Meneses explained to the programme La Red de Caracol Televisión that the damage did not occur solely through direct accusations. Each time the murdered singer's mother granted interviews about the case, the media simultaneously projected an image of the DJ, which fed a perception of guilt without explicit accusation. "By context, everything is directed towards her," Meneses said when asked whether Salazar pointed to Reyes directly in any specific statement.
That repeated association resulted in what the defence described as a "funa"—the term recently given to campaigns of collective public shaming on social networks. Meneses stated that the situation generated concrete consequences for her client: loss of contracts, withdrawal of brands and sustained deterioration of her professional image.
On the status of the judicial process in Mexico, where the events occurred, Meneses was categorical: "The Mexican jurisdiction, which is the place of the events, is responsible for verifying whether Marcela was involved or not. And this process is already near the trial stage and to date has determined that Marcela has absolutely nothing to do with it."
The defence also documented hate messages directed against Reyes' minor son. Among the comments collected as evidence were expressions such as "I hope they would dismember your son," according to Meneses, who warned about the seriousness of a minor being the target of such messages. "We have read comments that we had to document precisely for this case," the lawyer said.
Another element brought to the table was a video published by the singer himself before his death, in which he accused Reyes of having threatened him. KM Abogados conducted its own investigation on this matter and, according to Meneses, the findings did not provide support for that assertion. "There is no evidence to support that claim," the lawyer asserted, stating that the technical and investigative team analysed the material exhaustively.
Meneses also clarified the scope of the complaint: the legal action does not seek economic reparation, but rather to establish before the authorities that Reyes has no connection to the crime. "Marcela is not interested in any kind of compensation," the lawyer stated, noting that had they pursued that objective they would have opted for a different legal route.
The defence proposed that there is a mechanism to end the process: a public retraction by those who filed the complaint against. Given that to date no evidence has been provided linking Reyes to the facts, Meneses indicated that this would be the most direct way to resolve the conflict.
On the side of those being sued, the singer's family had not been formally notified of the complaint at the time of publication of the article. Adriana Salazar was in recovery following a heart attack, according to her daughter Stefanía Agudelo, who told the same programme that the family would make a statement once they learn the formal content of the complaint.
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