At 16:08 in the afternoon, the death of the forestry worker was confirmed. This morning, he was shot in the head after an attack recorded in Capitan Pastene, La Araucanía region.
Through a statement, the Temuco Hospital reported the death of Segundo Catril Neculqueo, 66 years old.
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“Hospital Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena, regrets to inform that despite the efforts made by the clinical team of the Intensive Care Unit of the establishment, at 4:08 p.m. today, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, the patient SACN, 66 years old, dies as a result of the serious injury caused in the cranial area derived from a ballistic projectile impact,” said the medical center.
It all started when a group of workers from Forestal Mininco, mostly of Mapuche origin, traveled by bus. During that transfer, unknown individuals boarded the vehicle and fired a series of shots, one of which hit Catril’s head.
Given the seriousness of the situation, he was rushed in a Carabineros helicopter to the medical center. On the other hand, the other two people were injured by pellets.
As established Thirdthe High Complexity Prosecutor’s Office of La Araucanía, has already begun an investigation, instructing the personnel of the Special Police Investigations Brigade and the Criminalistics Laboratory of the PDI, to carry out the first inquiries to find the whereabouts of the subjects.
For its part, the Government announced a criminal complaint against those responsible for the attack, while the Minister of the Interior, Izkia Siches, offered her condolences to the family of the person affected.
“My heartfelt condolences to the family and close friends of Juan Segundo Catril Neculqueo, a 66-year-old worker and father of four children. There is no justification for an expression of violence of this nature. We are going to go to the bottom, seeking to find those responsible “, he concluded.
My heartfelt condolences to the family and close friends of Juan Segundo Catril Neculqueo, a 66-year-old worker and father of four children. There is no justification for an expression of violence of this nature. We are going to get to the bottom, looking to find those responsible.
– Izkia Siches Pastén (@izkia) May 24, 2022
