2024-09-19 04:55:27
Prosecutor Felipe Olivari said there is ample evidence proving that the man arrested was the perpetrator of the two murders he is accused of.
A man who was arrested by OS9 Carabineros officers remains in preventive detention, accused of being the author of the murders of two peopleboth committed in the commune of Estación Central.
According to information provided by the uniformed police, the first of the homicides attributed to the subject It happened last March 16th.
On that date, The detainee attacked a homeless person with a knifecausing his death on Alberto Hurtado Avenue, according to the information provided by the prosecutor of the Centro Norte Prosecutor’s Office, Felipe Olivari.
According to the prosecutor, the same individual would be responsible for the murder of another homeless person, occurred in the same commune on September 11.
On that occasion, the detainee was involved in an argument with the victim, whom he also attacked with a knife, causing his death on the spot.
Who is the man arrested for the murders?
Captain Nicolás Valenzuela, of the OS9 of Carabineros, stated that The arrest of the subject occurred during an identity check carried out by the police at the corner of Alberto Hurtado and Arica streets, in Estación Central.
Police information stated that images recovered from security cameras located in the vicinity of both murders were vital to the capture of the man.The subject’s clothing matched those observed on the cameras“, said Captain Valenzuela.
The person arrested for the murders was identified as a Colombian citizen, 19 years oldaccording to prosecutor Olivari.
The prosecutor added that this is a person who is in an irregular situation in the country, and that against him “there is a lot of evidence collected, including video images and the knife used to commit the crimes“.