Man jailed for 208 years over Mexico school quake collapse

Man jailed for 208 years over Mexico school quake collapse

A Mexican court has sentenced a man to 208 years in prison for the criminal homicides of 26 people, most of them children, who died when a school collapsed during a powerful earthquake that struck Mexico City in 2017.

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

A Mexican judge has sentenced a building expert to 208 years in prison for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed in the collapse of a school that killed 26 people during a 2017 earthquake

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican judge has sentenced a building expert to 208 years in prison for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed in the collapse of a school that killed 26 people during a 2017 earthquake. It was the longest sentence yet handed down in relation to the magnitude 7.1 quake of Sept. 19, 2017. City prosecutors said Wednesday that the “responsible director” of the remodeling was convicted of 26 counts of homicide. The man…

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

A Mexican judge has sentenced a building expert to 208 years in prison for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed in the collapse of a school that killed 27 people during a 2017 earthquake

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge sentenced a Mexican building expert to 208 years in prison Wednesday for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed in the collapse of school that killed 27 people during a 2017 earthquake. It was the longest sentence yet handed down in relation to the magnitude 7.1 quake of Sept. 19, 2017, though it is largely symbolic, because Mexico does not permit life imprisonment and limits sentences to 60 years.City prosecu…

208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A judge sentenced a Mexican building expert to 208 years in prison Wednesday for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed in the collapse of school that killed 27 people during a 2017 earthquake.