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Olympic Boxer Félix Verdejo Gets Life for Throwing Girlfriend off Bridge
Former Olympic boxer Félix Verdejo Sánchez was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal 2021 kidnapping and murder of his pregnant girlfriend, Keishla Rodríguez Ortiz. Working with an accomplice, Verdejo drugged the victim and threw her off a bridge into a lagoon after she refused to terminate her pregnancy. The high-profile case gained international attention and prompted the governor of Puerto Rico to declare a state of emergency regarding gender-based violence. While Verdejo’s legal team has filed an appeal, the sentencing serves as a definitive legal response to a crime that devastated…
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