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[^1]\n\nDiego Sebastián 'N', a 51-year-old Argentine national, is identified as the main suspect in the murder of Jonathan Meléndez, his partner Ana Paula Barragán, Meléndez's three-year-old daughter Sofía, and Aleyda Romero, who worked in the home. [^2]\n\nThe constitutional deadline of 48 hours to determine the legal status of two suspects in the Atizapán multiple homicide case expires on Friday, September 4, at 10:00 hours. [^3]\n\nThe suspects are being held for allegedly being involved in the murder of Jonathan Meléndez and his family. [^4]\n\nThe suspects were detained after the discovery of the bodies of Jonathan Meléndez, his wife Ana Paula, his daughter Sofía, and a domestic worker named Aleyda. [^5]\n\nJonathan Meléndez, a keyboardist for the band Camilo Séptimo, and his family were victims of a multihomicide that occurred on the afternoon of September 1, 2026, in a department in the Grand Viure subdivision of Atizapán de Zaragoza. [^6]\n\nDiego Sebastián N was detained as a suspected participant in the mass murder of Jonathan Meléndez and his family in Atizapán de Zaragoza. [^7]\n\nThe victims included Jonathan Meléndez, 38; his 35-year-old pregnant wife; their three-year-old daughter; and a 21-year-old domestic worker. [^8]\n\nA six-year-old child was rescued alive from the residence without signs of physical violence, while the bodies of the other victims were found bound by the aggressors. [^9]\n\nForensic reports revealed that two victims and a three-year-old child had gunshot wounds to the head, while a domestic worker had a gunshot wound to the back. [^10]\n\nGerardo 'N' is identified as the second detainee, who allegedly drove Diego Sebastián 'N' to the property where the murders occurred. [^11]\n\nOmar García Harfuch, Secretary of Security and Citizen Protection, stated that the suspect allegedly used a relationship of trust as a partner of the victim to gain entry into the residence. 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