A guarantee control judge sent Sebastián Villegas Córdoba, 21, accused of the femicide of Isabella Mesa Sánchez, 19, attacked with a knife and stuffed in a suitcase in Medellín, to prison with a restraining order.
(More information: The macabre revelations made by the Prosecutor’s Office about the feminicide of Isabella Mesa)
It is necessary, then, to access the claim of the Prosecutor’s Office, since a measure different from that applied by the representative of said entity is not observed.
This was decided on the afternoon of this Wednesday, January 31, by the judge, after having carefully read the arguments that led him to announce the measure against the regular soldier who voluntarily appeared before the authorities.
“It is necessary, then, to accede to the claim of the Prosecutor’s Office, since there is no measure different from that applied by the representative of said entity with which the community can be safeguarded,” said the judge.
The investigated events began on the night of this Sunday, January 28, in the Doce de Octubre neighborhood, when uniformed members of the National Police found the victim’s body in a suitcase and with more than 20 wounds caused by a knife.
(Also: The heartbreaking message from Isabella Mesa’s friend after murder: ‘We made a promise’)
The macabre revelations of the Prosecutor’s Office about feminicide
During the preliminary hearings against Sebastián Villegas Córdoba, 21, accused of being responsible for murdering Isabella Mesa Sánchez, 19, the prosecutor in the case revealed to the guarantee control judge macabre details of the death of the young woman
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Isabella Mesa Sánchez and Sebastián Villegas Cardona
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He entered his room, after a while his son Sebastián Villegas Córdoba arrived, who told him that he had killed Isabella, but did not tell him where the body was.
In the presentation of the material evidence, the prosecutor stated that the young Mesa Sánchez, who lived in Mexico, arrived at the house of the alleged murderer’s mother and there she was killed with a knife.
The events occurred on the second floor of a house located in the Doce de Octubre neighborhood, northwest of Medellín, where judicial experts found the victim’s body in a fetal position packed in a suitcase that was stuffed in a fiber sack.
In the technical inspection report of the body, it was recorded that the mother of the alleged feminicide told the investigators that she had left on the morning of Sunday, January 28, for the church and returned around 4 in the afternoon to her place of residence.
“He entered his room, after a while his son Sebastián Villegas Córdoba arrived, who told him that he had killed Isabella, but did not tell him where the body was. Then she went to the battalion where he worked and there they told her to go to a CAI to report what happened,” the prosecutor said at the hearing.
Femicide Isabella Mesa Sánchez.
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During an interview, the woman added that she met Mesa on January 16, when her son introduced her to him as his girlfriend, who had come to visit him from Mexico.
The victim’s mother, who was also interviewed by the Prosecutor’s Office investigators, said that her daughter’s trip was to stay in Colombia with Sebastián, her boyfriend, whom she had met at a school in Copacabana.
The young people were first friends and later became romantically involved.
(In context: 19-year-old woman who arrived from Mexico was found dead in a suitcase in Medellín)
“She (the young woman’s mother) listened to him when he threatened her. That she was able to realize that he demanded that she share the screen of her cell phone, in addition to her sending him WhatsApp videos so that he could see who she was talking to. What I saw about Sebastián is that he was a controlling person and he was a jealous person,” Isabella’s mother told the Prosecutor’s Office.
And he added: “Sebastián told her that if he realized that she was talking to other men, he would not mind killing whoever it was, even killing her herself.”
Messages from your loved ones
Isabella Mesa Sánchez’s body was found inside a suitcase.
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Taken from social networks.
Relatives of Mesa, 19, have written moving messages to remember her. For example, her friend Tatiana Vélez highlighted the moments they shared since childhood.
“You gave me your company, all our problems went away, everything bad disappeared at your side. I feel so proud of the woman you were becoming, the wonderful mother you were with that baby you loved so much,” she wrote in social networks.
Vélez referred to the goals they had in mind, since days before his murder they had talked about trips and dreams.
“It hurts me so much to remember that a few days ago, when we were talking about everything in our lives, you took my hand and asked me if we would become old ladies together. With all the confidence in the world I gave you a YES and we made a promise and look Now what has happened, we will not be able to fulfill it,” he stated.
Vélez and Mesa had met again in Medellín after their return from Mexico, according to the young woman: “We were only able to share a few days, your last days, your last laughs were at my side, the last hug you gave was to me, my beautiful princess.” I send you a hug to heaven.”
#NoEsHoraDeCallar
“We remind women that in Medellín we have protection and care mechanisms such as Line 123, Women’s Agency and Shelter Homes, which operate 24 hours a day, every day. We want each other alive!” said Valeria Molina, secretary of the Woman of Medellín.
If you or a woman in your environment is a victim of psychological, physical, economic or sexual violence, you can contact the national line 155.
Likewise, you can report it on the lines of the Attorney General’s Office at the national number 018000919748, from your cell phone by dialing 122 or in Bogotá at 601 5702000. In case your life is at risk, you can call to line 123.
LAURA ROSA JIMÉNEZ and DUVÁN ÁLVAREZ D.
NATION Editorial – EL TIEMPO