2024-03-23 12:18:19
The victim, a lawyer by profession, said she exposed herself because “the rage blinded me and I ran down to see if he was there to rebuke him.”
A crude testimony of the moments of terror she experienced was given this morning by the woman who was seriously injured after being the victim of a brutal assault by his ex-partner in Las Condes.
Through contact with the Chilevisión Contigo en la Mañana program, the victim, identified only by her name Karen, a lawyer by profession, He recounted the distressing moments he experienced early Wednesday morning.
Even with the traces of the fierce attack by engineer Carlos González, the woman confirmed that There was a restraining order that the perpetrator did not respect.. She also made the mistake of going down alone to face him, and explained that this was because “anger blinded me“.
Karen said that it all started when the concierge told her that González was stoning his car and that of his current partner, Roberto Collazo.
“Rage blinded me…”
“My level of rage was so high that I didn’t think or measure it. The rage blinded me and I ran down to see if he was there to rebuke him.“, the woman told Monserrat Álvarez and Julio César Rodríguez.
There he assumed that “I exposed myself to this situation, because I never imagined that being on the street, he was going to hit me the way he hit me.“she said, trying to hold back tears.
Karen also noted that since ending the relationship at the end of last year, the subject harassed her permanently.
“He bought chips from different phone numbers and sent me WhatsApp and text messages. He pretended to be other people (…) pointing out that I was a bad woman, that I was harassing him. And since I broke up with him, I have not had contact with that man again,” she said.
He further explained that “The level of harassment and anguish, helplessness and anger in the face of this situation was what unfortunately made me expose myself in the way I exposed myself.“.
I lived in fear
During her conversation with the Chilevisión morning newscast, the victim confirmed that there was a ban on his ex-partner approaching him.
“I myself wrote a complaint in Family Court. I obtained a sentence with a precautionary measure prohibiting approach. He was notified of this resolution and he failed to comply at least five times.“, he pointed out.
“I am a lawyer and being in a situation from the other side has been very strong.“He acknowledged on the screen.
“I couldn’t live, I couldn’t go out on the street without the fear that this guy was outside at my work, bothering my parents, because the harassment wasn’t just me. I got it cheap, because his intention was to kill me,” she said in contact with Monserrat and Julio César.
Finally, he was grateful that his case appeared on television, because “he has many resources and many contacts. So, there was a good chance that he would leave the country“.
Gender violence: if you are a victim or witness of economic, psychological, obstetric, physical or sexual violence, you can receive free and confidential guidance at number 1455 of the National Service for Women and Gender Equality (SernamEG). You can also call +569 9700 7000 or the Safe Report Phone: 600 400 0101. If you need psychological, social or legal support, these are the Women’s Centers throughout the country.