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F\u00e9lix Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez, a boxer who competed for the United States team in the 2012 Olympics, has been convicted in the deaths of his pregnant girlfriend and her preborn child. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune<\/a>, he killed her because she refused to have an abortion.<\/p>\n

According to a press release<\/a> from the Department of Justice, Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez was convicted of kidnapping resulting in death as well as one count of causing the death of a preborn child. Unanimous verdicts could not be reached on the additional charges of intercepting and stealing a vehicle with the consequence of causing death or of carrying a weapon to commit a violent crime.<\/p>\n

The press release noted that on April 29, 2021, Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez carried out his premeditated plan to murder Keishla Rodr\u00edguez Ortiz and her preborn child.\u00a0The co-defendant in the case, Luis C\u00e1diz Mart\u00ednez, said Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez had been pressuring Rodr\u00edguez Ortiz to have an abortion, but when she refused, he decided to kill her.<\/p>\n

The pair lured Rodr\u00edguez Ortiz into an SUV, where Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez punched her, then injected her with drugs and tied her with metal wire to a cement block. The two then drove to the Teodoro Moscoso bridge and threw her into the San Jos\u00e9 Lagoon in Puerto Rico. Verdejo S\u00e1nchez then jumped into the lagoon to finish killing his girlfriend and their child.<\/p>\n

READ: This New York man obtained the abortion pill. Guess what he did with it.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

C\u00e1diz Mart\u00ednez eventually made an anonymous 911 call that would lead police to the bodies. The Associated Press reported<\/a> that the pathologist’s report said Rodr\u00edguez Ortiz was still alive when she was thrown into the water. Her toxicology report revealed fentanyl and xylazine in her system; xylazine is a tranquilizer used for large animals, like horses and cattle, and is not approved for use in humans.<\/p>\n

It is becoming tragically more common for women to be murdered after refusing abortions<\/a>. Homicide<\/a> is now the leading cause of death for pregnant women. Research\u00a0published<\/a> on November 1, 2021, in the\u00a0journal<\/a> Obstetrics & Gynecology revealed that homicide during pregnancy \u201cexceeded all the leading causes of maternal mortality.\u201d<\/p>\n

Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez is facing a mandatory life sentence, with sentencing scheduled for early November.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are damages which cannot ever be repaired, not even by a just verdict,\u201d FBI San Juan Special Agent in Charge Joseph Gonz\u00e1lez said in the press release. \u201cIn cases such as these, all we can do is give our all in the pursuit of justice. Today, I can say that my team did exactly that, and I am proud of their dedication.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

F\u00e9lix Verdejo-S\u00e1nchez, a boxer who competed for the United States team in the 2012 Olympics, has been convicted in the deaths of his pregnant girlfriend and her preborn child. According to the San Diego Union-Tribune, he killed her because she refused to have an abortion. 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