Judge Jose Luis Jaimes sentenced the teenager, known as "El Ponchis" ("The Cloak") to three years in a correctional facility -- the maximum sentence allowed under Mexican law because of his age.
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"In some way, through the misfortune that has hung over our country, God is helping us to reunite, helping us realise that strength lies in unity, and not division, " wrote Carolina Jaimes Branger.