2023-10-28 23:27:22
Maicol Ezequiel Tapia, accused of having committed the femicide of Carina Barros in Buta Ranquil, he will remain detained for four months. The public defender, Diego Artigue, had anticipated yesterday at the charging hearing that he was going to appeal this decision, but he finally gave up. The accused was transferred today to Zapala.
Carina was 15 years old and was murdered in the early hours of Thursday the 26th, in her home. Her father and her brother were alerted by a tamarisk fire that had broken out in her grandparents’ home. She was left alone, sleeping. According to the prosecution’s theory, Tapia took advantage of that context to commit the femicide.
He himself was the one who called to warn about the flames.
The accused, 19 years old, had been dating the teenager for approximately three years. According to statements from her family and friends, he continued to harass her even when the relationship had ended. He sent her threatening messages and sneaked into the house.
Tapia was accused of triple aggravated homicide: for the bond, for treachery, and for mediating gender violence.
His defender had asked that he remain detained for 10 days, but the Guarantee Judge, Leticia Lorenzo, imposed four months.
The chief prosecutor of Chos Malal, Fernando Fuentes, told Diario RÍO NEGRO that finally The defender gave up appealing the deadline, Therefore, the accused will continue to be detained.
Today he was transferred from Andacollo, where he was staying, to Zapala.
The prosecution has four months to complete the investigation.
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