He ran over a dog in Cipolletti and will pay the costs of a mural to raise awareness about animal abuse

2023-05-29 14:41:06

Cipolletti’s wife who was accused of running over the dog Luna in the Santa Clara neighborhood apologized and offered reparation to the victim. This morning was the trial, it is the third to be held in Patagonia in defense of animals.

After the hearing and after agreeing with the owner of Luna, the accused woman must pay for the creation of a mural to raise awareness about animal abuse. TOIn addition, it will pay the sum of 120,000 pesos to an animal protection association. Finally, you must take a course at the Animal Law Observatory.

Luna’s case went through the stages prior to the oral and public trial, the formulation of charges was made, as well as the accusation control. The debate was scheduled for today in Cipolletti but the parties reached an alternative solution to the conflict.

«The defendant offered her apologies to the complainant woman, maintained that she never had the intention of run over Luna, who also has pets and that her relatives feed the animals on the street» They explained from the courts.


How was the fact?


The tragic event occurred inl Santa Clara de Cipolletti neighborhood in April 2021. From the prosecutor’s office they assured that the defendant intended to commit the crime.

The prosecutor described that the defendant was traveling in a car brand Chevrolet Onix. The fact was caught on security cameras in which the vehicle was registered to travel on the afternoon of April 26, 2021 through Las Heras street, in the Santa Clara neighborhood.

The prosecution’s theory described that the woman ran over the animal and abandoned it with no intention of wanting to help him later.

The prosecutor who intervened in the case, Rocío Guiñazú, He stated that Narambuena had the intention of running over her since he considered it “impossible” not to see the large animal. As detailed, Luna weighed about 50 kilos and was 15 years old.


“We want the lives of all animals to be respected,” said Busqueta, a lawyer for Luna’s family.


The lawyer for Luna’s family spoke with BLACK RIVER RADIO about the details of the trial, the reason for the decision that was made and the importance of the progress of cases on this subject.

«What we want with the progress of these causes is that there is awareness among the citizens and in the judiciary about respect for the life of animals. The agreement that was reached has various guidelines for conduct,” said Busqueta.

Within what was agreed, the woman who ran over Luna must make a donation of 120 thousand pesos to APAFOan animal protector from Cipolletti, and will pay the cost of a mural that will raise awareness about animal abuse and the memory of Luna.

The lawyer explained that the law that governs these cases has a very low penalty but is undoubtedly awareness-raising. «It is criminal law number 14346 establishes a sentence of 15 days to one year. It is a law that needs to be reformed, it is a very low penalty. In the meantime, we work with the law as it is, the criminal trial is awareness raising in itself but it is the last resort. We want the lives of all animals to be respected »he said.

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