Taxi driver was left alive for almost 24 hours in the bushes, his father burst into tears when he heard the prosecutor’s revelation in front of the judge

He Taxi driver José Carlo Orellana Peralta, 27 years old, He suffered in agony for almost 24 hours, abandoned in the middle of the bushes where his executioners left him. believing that he was already dead.

The revelation corresponds to the prosecutor specialized in crimes against life, Rose María Barrientos, when she based her accusation on murder of taxi driver before the precautionary judge Fernando Mejía, based on research developed in coordination with the Police.

It was in the middle of the hearing, on the eighth floor of the Palace of Justice, which took place from 3:00 p.m. on Saturday until two in the morning on Sunday, in which the accused adults were brought before the judge.

The eight detainees responsible for the crime were at the hearing and The taxi driver’s father burst into tears After hearing the prosecutor’s arguments regarding his son’s condition, no one can help him out of pity.

The prosecutor presented the eight defendants before the judge. The victim’s father revealed to the judge that Jose Carlo Orellana Peralta left from his home on Saturday, July 13, at approximately 7:30 p.m., to working as a taxi driver, as he always did. At almost midnight that day, José Carlo received a phone call from the Yango application, on Abigail Álvarez Murillo’s cell phone, telling him to go to the El Bajío area, between the fifth ring and San Martín de Porres Avenue. At that place they got into the vehicle Anthony Alvarez Calzadilla along with others and ask to be transferred to the El Trigal neighborhood area, between the eighth ring and the Olympic Village.

Everyone’s statements agree. They claim that they were used to doing the play called ‘Taxi ball’. It means that they took mobile phones, moved and when they arrived at the required place they ‘made a mess’, that is: they ran without paying the fare. However, this time the taxi driver complained because it was unfair and that was when Anthony Alvarez Calzadilla shot him with a firearm.

During aa justification of almost three hours Before Judge Fernando Mejía, prosecutor Barrientos assured that, after the shots, the carrier was still alive, for which he was beaten and thrown out of the car. The passengers dragged him in the middle of the bushes and abandoned the body while They called other friends to dig a grave around the area. However, they were unable to dig a grave to bury the taxi driver’s body and had to leave because it was already after 4:00 in the morning (Sunday, July 14) and the neighbors were starting to circulate.

The investigations established that, The subjects’ objective was to sell the car. They drove around offering it to others but were unable to sell it. They found out that the police were already investigating José Carlo’s disappearance and were looking for the vehicle, so they decided to abandon the vehicle in the area of ​​the eighth ring road, near the El Trigal neighborhood.

On Wednesday, July 17th, it was The lifeless body of the taxi driver was found, on an open field in the middle of bushes. After the discovery, the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc) began a mobilization to find those responsible for the crime.

The autopsy performed by forensic experts on José Carlo Orellana determined that death was due to bullet impacts in the head and injuries in other parts of the body. The date of death indicated by the forensic experts coincides in that José Carlo Orellana Peralta remained agonizing in the bushes for almost 24 hours, which means he was breathing, but No one helped him and in the end he perished.

Following a mobilization, lThe police managed to capture In addition, two other teenagers.

Anthony Alvarez Calzadilla, Author of the shots against the taxi driver and his partner Abigail Álvarez Murillo (who called the taxi on the application), were Caught by the Police in Oruro when they fled to Chile.

The two teenagers involved in the murder of the taxi driver were sent to the Fortaleza home and Cenvicruz, within juvenile criminal justice by juvenile judge Shirley Becerra.

The other eight were sent to Palmasola prison. for 180 days, by Judge Fernando Mejía, who issued the measure in light of the compelling evidence of the commission of the crime of murder, presented by the Public Prosecutor’s Office.

Before the ruling, all the defendants spoke before the judge. They asked for forgiveness and agreed that their goal was not to ‘kill anyone’, they just wanted to leave without paying the taxi driver’s fare, to ‘make a mess’.

Abigail Álvarez Murillo, partner of Anthony Álvarez Calzadilla, who shot the taxi driver in the head he asked for forgiveness. She said she was unaware of what her partner was doing, she was unaware of the taxi driver’s existence, and that he was murdered, according to her statement.

“I am a Christian, my parents are pastors of the church and I swear, I didn’t know anything, I could never be involved in killing a person, but I still ask for forgiveness,” said Alvarez.

Abigail’s statements that she was unaware of the crime, were distorted in court precautionary measure by prosecutor Barrientos, because It was evident that she was driving the car of the victim when it was offered for sale.

The hearing of those accused of murdering the taxi driver lasted a marathon from 3:00 p.m. on Saturday until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday (yesterday). The judge even gave people breaks to go to the bathroom and get water.

Police have reinforced security at the Palace of Justice, on the eighth floor, to avoid any incident, since the relatives and friends of the murdered taxi driver attended a vigil with indignation and pain due to the incident.

In the end, the police transferred the eight defendants to Palmasola prison and handed them over at six o’clock on Sunday morning. The same procedure was followed with the minors, who were sent to Cenvicruz and Fortaleza.