Mexico quadruple homicide linked to alleged Bitcoin hardware wallet robbery

Four people, including a three-year-old girl, were killed inside a Mexico City-area apartment on September 1 in what prosecutors allege was a robbery targeting a hardware wallet containing approximately $1.5 million in Bitcoin. The case is one of the most violent “wrench attacks” on record, a grim term the crypto community uses for physical assaults aimed at extracting digital assets from their owners. The victims were Jonathan Samuel Meléndez Ochoa, a 38-year-old musician and co-founder of the Mexican rock band Camilo Séptimo, his 35-year-old wife Ana Paula Barragán, their three-year-old daughter, and 21-year-old Aleyda Romero, who worked as the family’s housemaid. The family’s Golden Retriever was also killed. A six-year-old son survived the attack unharmed. What prosecutors say happened The killings took place at the Grand Viure apartment complex in Bosque Esmeralda, Atizapán de Zaragoza, in the Estado de México. Authorities believe the attack occurred between roughly 5:30 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. local time. Two suspects were arrested within hours. Diego Sebastián “N,” also identified in reports as Diego Sebastián Rosen, and his driver Gerardo “N” now face charges of qualified homici...