# 23 year old woman jailed for assaulting elderly adoptive parents in Puerto Rico

Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado faces criminal charges for assaulting and threatening her adoptive parents.

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On 28 October 2026, Puerto Rico Department of Justice secretary Lourdes L. Gómez Torres stated that the Carolina Prosecutor's Office filed criminal charges against 23 year old Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado for assault and threats against her elderly adoptive parents. [^1][^2][^5]

Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado was remanded to prison after failing to post the set $40,000 bail. [^3] Judge Annette Santiago Díaz of the Carolina First Instance Court found probable cause for arrest, set bail at $40,000, and scheduled a preliminary hearing for 12 November 2026. [^4]

## What this stands on

1. On 28 October 2026, Puerto Rico Department of Justice secretary Lourdes L. Gómez Torres stated that the Carolina Prosecutor's Office filed criminal charges against 23 year old Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado for assault and threats against her elderly adoptive parents. (Primera Hora, News)
2. Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado is alleged to have struck her 65 year old adoptive mother in the face with a metal chair on 19 October 2026, after damaging the home entrance door with the same object. (Primera Hora, News)
3. Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado was remanded to prison after failing to post the set $40,000 bail. (Primera Hora, News)
4. Judge Annette Santiago Díaz of the Carolina First Instance Court found probable cause for arrest, set bail at $40,000, and scheduled a preliminary hearing for 12 November 2026. (Primera Hora, News)
5. The Department of Justice stated Francheska Lee Ortiz Machado threatened both her 65-year-old adoptive mother and 67-year-old adoptive father with a broomstick on 27 October while attempting to enter their home. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)

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