The Former Carabineros Lieutenant Gary Valenzuela, convicted of the murder of the uniformed Norma Vásquez, and former Lieutenant Hardy Nicklas, sentenced for the murder of a civilian, beat each other in the cell they shared in the Cauquenes jail, Maule Region, on New Year’s Eve.
The fact was revealed this Thursday by the Gendarmerie. “Was a altercation“, confirmed the regional director, José Luis Meza.” Unfortunately among people who are deprived of liberty sometimes there are disagreements of character of some, and situations of this type are triggered, “he added.
Both former carabinieri “they braided with blows”But the prison staff “acted professionally, quickly and in a timely manner” and managed to control the situation.
“They were immediately switched cells“Meza reported, while pointing out that an” internal investigation “was initiated anyway.
After the discussion that led to the fight, the two resulted in minor injuries to their faces. Meanwhile, they were punished and with the ban on receiving visits for the next 10 days.
#Maule: Former lieutenants of @Carabdechile Gary Valenzuela and Hardy Nicklas, convicted in #Cauquenes for the femicide of Norma Vásquez and the murder of a civilian in police proceedings, respectively, they were beaten up on New Year’s Eve. They were punished and separated from cells @Cooperative pic.twitter.com/ocfvj9tmjd
– Jaime Morales Amaya (@MoralesAmaya) January 7, 2022
Valenzuela was sentenced this week to simple perpetual prison for the crime of consummated femicide of the police officer Norma Vásquez in Linares, that is, jail for life but with the possibility of accessing benefits, such as parole, after at least 20 years. Nicklas, for his part, received in April 2021 the sentence of 10 years and a day for qualified homicide of civilian Isaac Escanilla, occurred in March 2019 in an identity control procedure in Talca.
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