Judge did not send to prison a man who burned his partner for not washing the dishes because “his rights would be violated”

An attempted femicide has caused outrage since this weekend in Bogotá, Colombia: This is the case of Laura Vanessa Rincón, a 21-year-old girl who was sprayed with thinner by the man with whom she lived, and who, later, set her on fire. The events occurred this Saturday at dawn and the alleged criminal, identified as Andrés Rivera, was captured hours later.

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However, a guarantee control judge decided to give him a home security measure by jail this Sunday so as not to violate his rights

“It is not necessary to go to detention instead of confinement, this would imply, since it is a more intense measure, that affects in a more profound way the rights of the accused, a violation of the principle of necessity, “said the judge.

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This situation unleashed countless criticisms in different sectors, such as those of the mayor of Bogotá, Claudia López, who this Monday on her Twitter account stated:

“How is it possible that a case of femicide with full evidence of a man who burns his partner and has it between life and death, and the judge gives house arrest to the perpetrator! Impunity incites more violence and insecurity! That waits? That he receives it at home if he is saved? “.

How is it possible that a case of femicide with full evidence of a man who burns his partner and has it between life and death, and the judge gives house arrest to the perpetrator! Impunity incites more violence and insecurity! That waits? Who receives it at home if it is saved?

– Claudia López ???? (@ClaudiaLopez) October 11, 2021

The facts

Laura Vanessa He is in the Simón Bolívar Hospital and has burns on 70 percent of his body.

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“He arrives and finds and looks for the thinner he had, for me it was premeditated, he knew why he was going to keep that flammable liquid and he threw it. Before spraying, open the keys to the stove and set it on fire “, the victim’s father told Citynoticias weekend.

While Héctor Camilo Rincón, Laura Vanessa’s brother, added that “it was two in the morning, three in the morning, and she had to work the next day at five in the morning, and then why didn’t he wash the dishes? He set fire to it and that is unfair ”.

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In the proceedings to legalize the capture and imputation of charges, the Prosecutor’s Office charged him with the crime of attempted femicide given the seriousness of what happened. It was learned that the representative of the prosecuting body described the judge’s way of proceeding as “sexist” and appealed the decision.

In the middle of the crime, which occurred in the Santa Catalina neighborhood, in Kennedy, the aggressor also suffered burns and is in a medical unit with a reserved prognosis. The pet that was in the house was also injured.

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The Kennedy Police Commander, Major Luis Acosta, told Arriba Bogotá on Monday the details of the first moments after the attempted femicide.

”Upon arriving at the place, he found a woman in a very defenseless state, with very serious injuries caused by burns on her body. He tells us to the quadrant that his sentimental partner had thrown thinner on him and that he used an incendiary element that caused burns in 70 percent of his body “reported Acosta, who says that, fortunately, the soldiers in the quadrant were near the crime scene and that they received support from the community.

Acosta said that the Police are attentive to support the authorities to promptly provide more probative material.

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Deshawn