María del Carmen García killed her daughter's rapist, Antonio Cosme, by setting him on fire after he taunted her.

Cosme had been sentenced to nine years in prison for raping García's daughter but was on day release when the incident occurred.

García was initially sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison, which was later reduced to five-and-a-half years on appeal.

In 2011, García's sentence was suspended pending an application for an official pardon, but she returned to prison in 2013 after the pardon was denied.

García was granted the ability to leave prison during certain hours in 2017 and was released in 2018.