The man accused of assaulting two workers at a store in Ñuñoa, apologized to them after a video of him went viral where it is seen how he threatens them in a racist way.
after the massive viralization of a video where a client is seen insulting workers of the Oxxo chain in Ñuñoa, the defendant for the racist aggression appeared at the premises to apologize to the officials.
in conversation with hello chili of the networkthe man identified as Carlos Cartagena Salgado, indicated that this morning he went personally to offer his apologies.
“Messages are coming to me that they are going to kill my dog Almendra. I apologized (to the worker) with all my heart, I am very ashamed. The head does not work well sometimes. they were hurtful words“confessed the man.
In addition to the above, he added that “the truth is that I overindulged in drinks, I had a stupid reaction, nobody deserves to be treated like this. I erased myself, I am not violent (…) I do not remember anything, I came because the issue is that they are threatening my dog.
Along the same lines, the accused said that “I come to show my face because I was wrong as a human being. It was a stupid reaction. I came back because it went viral, I wanted to see if he could record the apology.”
Meanwhile, one of the workers emphasized that the situation damaged him emotionally. “He gave me a lot of impotence, I have Chilean friends and they are good to me. The situation is very reprehensible, he apologized to me and I accept it, but I don’t know what else can be done for me (…) I hope he doesn’t do it again, “he said.
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Racist aggression in Oxxo
The incident occurred over the weekend when the man entered the branch in the company of his pet, however, the premises did not allow his entry, since it is forbidden to access with dogs.
The foregoing caused the local officials, of Venezuelan nationality, to ask the subject to leave the Oxxo, but the man began to violently insult them with racist epithets.
At that moment, he began to threaten them with hitting them and then pounce on them and carry out the action.
Through a statement sent to BioBioChileOxxo pointed out: “As a company we want to express all our support towards our collaborator and condemn firmly any type of violence, aggression, discrimination, harassment or any other activity that violates the dignity, integrity and respect of all people.
They also announced that they will file a complaint so that what happened “does not go unpunished”.