Christian Camilo Rincón, the man who murdered Érika Aponte in Unicentro de Bogotá, died on Mother’s Day

He feminicide of Érika Aponte moves Colombia. The 26-year-old girl died on Sunday after being shot twice by her ex-partner Christian Camilo Rincón Díaz in the food court of the Unicentro shopping center in Bogotá.

The man tried to commit suicide after committing the crime, but his weapon “jammed”; however, On a third occasion, he did shoot himself in the head.

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The authorities confirmed that the man was transferred on Sunday afternoon to the Santa Fe Clinic due to the seriousness of his injuries and was debating between life and death.

On the morning of this Monday, May 15 it was confirmed that Rincón Díaz, who was wearing a TransMilenio jacket, diedas established by the National Police.

It was also known that Aponte had denounced Rincónwith whom he had a son, and had requested protection measures for the threats.

Who was Christian Camilo Rincon?

The mayoress of Bogotá, Claudia López, explained that Christian Camilo Rincon He was a worker for a security company. The man came to Unicentro to look for Érika Aponte, his ex-partner and worker at Jenos Pizza.

After an argument at the scene, the man he chased Érika and murdered her. At the time of the femicide, Rincón was wearing a Mass Transportation System jacket and had a Group Seguridad SAS company card.

Femicide in Unicentro. (Photo: Mauricio Moreno. EL TIEMPO).

The EL TIEMPO Investigative Unit established that the Soacha Mobility Secretariat was targeting him for transporting passengers without authorization on behalf of a well-known company in the area.

In addition, he appears in Army records as remiss, that is, he never showed up to fix his military situation. There are also records of personal injuries, in 2021, and illegal restraint, in 2022.

Three days before the femicide, Érika had denounced that she was receiving threats from Rincón and requested protection measuresaccording to the Ombudsman.

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Remember that to report gender-based violence you can contact 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.

You can also do so through the 155 guidance line for women victims of violence from the Presidential Council for Women’s Equality and the National Police or by dialing 123.

Source: Elcomercio