Court docket discovered defendant responsible of 2022 mega-fire 2024-07-02 22:53:49

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He Viña del Mar Felony Court docket of Appeals introduced this Tuesday the responsible verdict towards Mario Andrés Campos Jop, because the writer of the crime of aggravated forest arson and two quasi-crimes of murder, along with inflicting the demise of two individuals, with a last steadiness of 200 injured, 410 houses affected and greater than 1,000 individuals affected.

In a unanimous decision, the tribunalHe verified that round 6:35 p.m. on December 22, 2022, Campos “was in his hut-type residence, positioned underneath a eucalyptus tree on the hillside, about 120 meters southeast of the so-called Nueva Esperanza consumption, positioned subsequent to the Agua Santa variant in Viña del Mar Alto.”

“Underneath such circumstances, figuring out of the presence of a number of extremely flamable components in and round his shelter and within the rapid environment thereof, he precipitated the ignition of a component of this nature, with out taking the required precautions to forestall such fireplace from spreading, which in reality occurred and in an uncontrolled method, because of the prevailing climate situations additionally identified to him,” the decision states.

“Firstly, it reached the pure vegetation, composed primarily of unique species, eucalyptus, and native species, quila, quillay, peumo, boldo, and many others., enclosing itself within the Seven Sisters ravine, persevering with northwards, consuming a complete of 107 hectares,” the doc provides.

The ruling introduced at present by the Viña del Mar Felony Court docket establishes that The hearth affected, along with a number of houses, a “massive variety of native forest specimens already indicated and, particularly, Chilean palm, which grew within the protected space of ​​the Palmar El Salto Nature Sanctuary and plant species of all types established within the historic monument Vergara park and palace, inflicting innumerable property damages for the State and the affected people, and the bills for the deployment of emergency groups, valued at round 496 million pesos.”

“As well as, as a consequence of the dearth of care of the accused in inflicting this fireplace, Mrs. Laura Rosa Vásquez Reyes, 85 years previous, and Mr. Juan Luis Zamora Olguín, 62 years previous, died close to their houses positioned on La Serena passage, Tranque Sur sector, Viña del Mar, each as a consequence of natural failure ensuing from poisoning by inhalation of poisonous gases and smoke from the hearth,” the decision concludes.

The decision can be introduced on the listening to scheduled for 8 July, beginning at 1:00 p.m.


2024-07-02 22:53:49

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