LIMÓN — 2013 · Murder
The Murder of Sea Turtle Defender Jairo Mora
Jairo Mora Sandoval, a 26-year-old conservationist, was patrolling Moín beach near Limón to protect leatherback turtle nests on the night of 30 May 2013 when he and four foreign women volunteers were abducted by an armed group. The women escaped; Mora was found dead on the beach. The killing, believed to be linked to turtle-egg poaching, drew international outrage. At the first trial in January 2015 all seven defendants were acquitted; after the verdict was overturned, a retrial in March 2016 convicted four defendants of murder and kidnapping and handed down heavy prison terms.
- Date
- 2013
- Place
- Limón, Costa Rica, Limón, CR
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 10.0206, -83.0896 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 30 May 2013Mora and four volunteers were abducted on Moín beach; Mora was killed.
- January 2015Seven defendants were acquitted at the first trial.
- 2015The acquittal was overturned and a retrial ordered.
- March 2016Four defendants were convicted of murder and kidnapping.
Sources
- The Tico Times — 4 convicted, 3 acquitted in Jairo Mora murder trial ticotimes.net ↗
- Mongabay — Four get maximum sentence for murder of sea turtle conservationist news.mongabay.com ↗
- Wikipedia — Murder of Jairo Mora Sandoval en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The Tico Times
- Mongabay
- Wikipedia
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