On February 21, 2023, Norma Lizbeth Ramos, a 14-year-old Mexican student was summoned to a fight by Azahara Aylin Martínez, a classmate.
Ramos had been a victim of bullying by Martinez and other classmates and was student of Secondary School #0518 (Escuela Secundaria #0518), located in the municipality of San Juan Teotihuacán, State of Mexico.
[5] The violent nature of the event, as well as the inability of the educational establishment to prevent this death, caused a widespread social upheaval in Mexico.
During the fight, Martínez used an object, identified as a stone or a horseshoe, which she used several times to hit Ramos in the head and face.
[23][24][25] After the fight, Martínez and Ramos were suspended by the school director for a month, it was also determined that the medical expenses would be covered equally between the families of those involved.
[17] Ramos was treated by specialists for more than ten days due to a fracture in her nose, but despite this, her health began to deteriorate.
[29][30] On March 18, the Prosecutor's Office of the State of Mexico announced that Martínez had been arrested in the municipality of Teotihuacán for her possible intervention in qualified homicide, where the victim had also been a minor.
Immediately after her arrest, Martínez was linked to the process as "alleged" responsible for the murder of Ramos, and was charged with the crime of qualified homicide.