Femicide killer of Mariana Rivero sentenced to 28 years in prison in Uruguay
Luciano Ledesma was convicted of femicide and abuse of a corpse, three years after the murder and dismemberment of his ex-partner in Montevideo.
Man convicted of 28 years for murder and dismemberment of Mariana Rivero
Criminal judge Viviana Galletto handed down a sentence against Luciano Ledesma, found guilty of the femicide of Mariana Rivero, which occurred in 2023. According to montevideo.com.uy, the sentence imposed amounts to 28 years in prison for the crimes of femicide and abuse of a corpse.
Mariana, 24 years old and the ex-partner of the convicted man, disappeared on 20 October 2023 after going to the home that both had shared in the Tres Ombúes neighbourhood to retrieve her belongings. Ledesma cut her throat, dismembered the corpse and buried the remains in pits dug in wasteland in Punta Yeguas. Parts of the body were found on 11 November that year, according to sources from the Public Prosecutor's Office consulted at the time by the website.
The sentence, reported by Telemundo news, details the circumstances of the crime and records a sustained pattern of persecution, control and harassment exercised by Ledesma during the relationship, which lasted approximately three years.
In addition to the prison sentence, the ruling established financial compensation for Mariana's family equivalent to 12 months' income of the convicted man, or failing that, 12 national minimum wages.
The young woman had motor difficulties in one arm and one leg, a circumstance that her mother had made public to facilitate the search. Because of this condition, Mariana had been a beneficiary of the Teleton Foundation and later worked as a volunteer for the organisation. After news of her death became known, the organisation issued a message of condolences on social media.
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo