They arrest the driver of the taxi from where Lidia Gabriela threw herself

Fernando “N”, who allegedly drove the taxi from which the young Lidia Gabriela was thrown, was arrested this Thursday, in the Iztapalapa mayor’s office.
Security Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch reported that elements of the Secretariat of Security and the Prosecutor’s Office of Mexico City made the arrest.
In a statement, the secretariat explained that both agencies completed a search warrant in a building located in the Granjas Estrella neighborhood, where possible drugs, a firearm and a man were arrested.

He indicated that when crossing information and verifying his identity, it was learned that the detainee was the driver of the insured taxi vehicle, linked to the case of Lidia Gabriela, which occurred on November 1.
The 56-year-old man was transferred to the Public Ministry agent, who will initiate the corresponding investigation folder and determine his legal situation.

Today @SSC_CDMX and @FiscaliaCDMX arrested Fernando “N” who is confirmed to be driving the taxi that was secured in recent days related to the unfortunate femicide of Lidia Gabriela. Crimes against women are a priority for this government. https://t.co/SQUVgwbaEq pic.twitter.com/rQsEPeV6jI
— Omar Garcia Harfuch (@OHarfuch) November 10, 2022

This Tuesday the secretary reported that the taxi where the young woman was traveling had been insured; However, the person arrested was not the one driving the unit.
Read: CDMX police were wrong in the arrest of the driver related to the death of Lidia Gabriela
According to El País, the CDMX police mistakenly confused and detained the brother of the taxi driver from which Lidia Gabriela launched. The two men bore a physical resemblance and the officers mistook the person for them.
Case of Lidia Gabriela
Lidia Gabriela, a young woman from Mexico City, died after jumping out of a moving taxi on the Ermita Iztapalapa road because the driver did not want to get her where she told him.
Diego Maldonado, who identified himself as the young woman’s brother, said Lidia took a taxi on Nov. 1 in the Las Peñas neighborhood in Iztapalapa; However, when she requested to get off, the driver started and went in the high-speed lane, which caused her to decide to jump in.
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Original source in Spanish