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Wednesday, Sep 16, 2026
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El Salvador Court Imposes First Life Sentence for Aggravated Femicide

A criminal court in Santa Ana imposed El Salvador’s first life sentence for aggravated femicide, applying maximum-penalty provisions introduced under recent security and criminal-law reforms.
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