The court revoked the release of Juan Alberto Garcia Tonzothe Buenos Aires police officer accused of unintentionally killing Bastián Escalante in the Buenos Aires town of Wildeso the suspect returned to jail.
According to the lawyer for the minor’s family, Matías Morla, who spoke to the Argentine News Agency, Chamber II of the Criminal Appeals and Guarantees Court of the Lomas de Zamora Judicial Department decided to grant the plaintiff’s request.
García Tonzo, 30 years old and a member of the Avellaneda Patrol Command, was released since July 23 because he had no criminal record, he was always available and certified a fixed address, according to the decision of Judge Estela del Carmen Mollo.
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In this regard, the Chamber ordered the arrest of the officer who is charged with the crime of homicide committed with a firearm in excess of legitimate defenseafter the experts confirmed that the bullet that killed the minor came from his service weapon.
The agent had declared on television that he did not see Bastian “at any time” and added that he is handling the case “as best he can.”
“I just saw the child when he was on the floor, with his mother screaming for help. I went over, tried to stop the blood loss and asked the neighbors to call 911. The next day I found out that he passed away.“, he considered in dialogue with Telefé.
He also said that he would like to approach the child’s family to offer them help, even though they point to him as the sole culprit of the child’s death.
For their part, relatives and neighbors of the victim carried out Another march to demand justice for the murdered 10-year-old boy on July 10 after receiving two shots: once in the neck and another in the shoulder blade.
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The victim’s parents asked for “the maximum sentence” for the police officer
In this framework, Bastián Escalante’s parents asked for “the maximum sentence” for the Buenos Aires police officer accused of killing the 10-year-old when he shot at “motochorros” who had tried to assault him in the town of Wilde.
“We want him to receive the maximum sentence he deserves,” demanded Johana, the boy’s mother, during a new march that took place in that area of the Avellaneda district demanding justice for the murder of the child.
For his part, Bastián’s father, Alejandro, said that for them it is “a case of trigger happy”.
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“To top it all off, he used bullets that are prohibited. I don’t know how a police officer can have such prohibited bullets in a weapon,” he complained.
The demand for justice for the minor comes after it was learned that Chamber II of the Criminal Appeals and Guarantees Court of the Judicial Department of Lomas de Zamora decided to revoke Tonzo’s release, who returned to prison.
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2024-08-20 02:35:00