2024-03-17 07:35:22
Montserrat Varela, the young mother’s defense attorney, highlighted the position of the Court of Appeals and reaffirmed that the defendant’s intention to kill her newborn cannot be confirmed.
The Court of Appeals of Talcahuano rejected the request of the Public Ministry to decree preventive prison for the 19 year old girl who She buried her newborn in a pet cemetery.
The woman is accused of infanticide and illegal burial, after burying her baby in a pet cemetery located in the Tumbes sector.
With this, the precautionary measure decreed by the Guarantee Court is maintained, which ordered that the young woman face national roots, stating that There is not sufficient antecedents to constitute the crime of infanticide.
This position was ratified by the court of appeal, after reviewing the appeal of the Public Ministry, reported radio Biobío.
Montserrat Varela, the young mother’s defense attorney, highlighted the position of the Court of Appeals and reaffirmed that the defendant’s intention to kill her newborn cannot be confirmed.
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the baby was 41 to 42 weeks pregnant and it is being investigated whether the person involved had a spontaneous abortion or not.
This article reports on an ongoing judicial process, so people identified as detained or accused should not be considered guilty or treated as such until they are convicted by a final sentence (Article 4 of the Criminal Procedure Code).