This Friday, two forensic experts testified as prosecution witnesses in the trial for the tragedy at the Eurochronos jewelry store and in their testimonies they reiterated that the former manager Ana Lorena Tórrez Torrico was not killed by the robbers. In addition, they revealed that the Police were able to save his life, but unfortunately they did not help her in a timely manner.
The expert witness with initials LF was the first to testify before the Fourth Sentencing Court, of judges Uby Saúl Suárez, Marco Antonio Porras and Hebert Zeballos, and during her testimony ratified his report that he made when he belonged to the Forensic Research Institute (IDIF), based in Cochabamba, which was disclosed by the media in early February 2018.
Among the conclusions of this report, the professional indicates that the bullet that killed the former manager of the jewelry store could not have come from the assailants, Well, it came from a long distance, from a person who was slightly bent over on his back on the second floor of the building next to Eurochronos, where several policemen were.
In addition, he explained that the projectile was fired by a short weapon and is a 9mm gold-colored jacket, similar to those used in regulation weapons by the police.
For Jorge Santistevan, lawyer for Ana Lorena’s family, these statements They reinforce the accusations against the five policemen prosecuted for the alleged crimes of breach of duties, manslaughter and wrongful injuries in commission by omission, since they ratify the IDIF report, which details that the robbers did not kill the former manager of the jewelry store.
The judges listened to the statements of the experts / Photo: Juan Carlos Torrejón
Another piece of information that caught the attention of the jurist is that the IDIF expert explained in her testimony that it took four hours to collect shell casings and shrapnel of bullets, because there were more than 100 pieces of evidence, especially in the area where the hostages were and in the patio of the jewelry store, where Ana Lorena was injured. While, inside the jewelry store, little evidence was found of bullets fired by the robbers to break the glass of the counters and steal the products.
The other expert who testified as witnesses for the prosecution is the coroner with initials RV, who performed the autopsy on Ana Lorena Tórrez. In the conclusions of her report delivered days after the robbery at the jewelry store, the professional details that the Former manager of the jewelry store suffered a penetrating injury from a projectil that had the trajectory from bottom to topfrom back to front and from left to right.
This Friday, the coroner reiterated that the bullet lodged in the base of Ana Lorena’s tongue and I cause damage to the neurovascular bundle. Despite this serious damage, the expert revealed this day that the victim could have saved his life would have been assisted in a timely manner.
Santistevan indicated that the ex-manager remained between 15 to 20 minutes lying on the patio of the jewelry store after being shot, for which she bled to death, since the police officers who intervened in the robbery did not help her immediately.
The last to testify before the judges of the Fourth Sentencing Court was Lieutenant EP, one of the investigators in the case, who carried out an expert opinion on a telephone communication in which he confirmed that the voice heard in the audio is from the then director of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc), Gonzalo Medina.
“In that audio you can hear Medina telling him requests the then police inspector, Alfonso Siles, to activate code 300 (maximum alert) and to cover the entire Velarde avenue. There we clearly see that Medina was in charge of the operation and that he even gave orders to a superior”, commented Santistevan.
Yesterday, Colonel Rubén Barrientos indicated in his statement that he called Colonel Medina by phone to inform him that on the morning of July 13, 2017, a violent robbery was taking place at the Eurochronos jewelry store. According to the witness, Medina replied that He has already learned and “is taking the necessary measures.”
Lawyer asked to prohibit statements to the media
This day, the lawyer María Ester Palenque, defender of one of the accused policemen, asked the judges Uby Saúl Suárez, Marco Antonio Porras and Hebert Zeballos, to prohibit Jorge Santistevan from making statements to the media, Well, he said that he had provided information about the statements of three witnesses to the newspaper EL DEBER, which he considered put the legal situation of his client at risk.
However, the judges denied his request and Santistevan explained that by giving statements to the press he was making use of his constitutional right, thereforehe He indicated that he would continue reporting on the oral trial process.
witness statements charges presented by the Prosecutor’s Office and the family by Ana Lorraine will continue from May 23 to 27. After that, a date will be set for the witnesses presented by the accused to testify.
The violent robbery registered on July 13, 2017 at Eurochronos jewelrylocated on Irala Avenue, where former administrative and financial manager Ana Lorena Tórrez Torrico, police lieutenant Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, assailants Antonio Adao Da Silva, Ronny Suárez Masabi and Camilo Maldonado lost their lives.
Within the trial, six police officers are accused of a criminal offense. This is the policeman Edgar Huanquiri Quispe, accused of crimes of attempted homicide, serious injuries, very serious and minor and breach of duties; while the former director of the Felcc, Gonzalo Medina Sánchez, and the policemen Fernando Moreira Morón, Robert Gabriel Ruiz Medina, Jorge Silva Salvatierra and Ricardo Salas Valdez, were accused of committing crimes of breach of duty, manslaughter and wrongful injury. commissioned by default. They all defend themselves in freedom.
This Friday, two forensic experts testified as prosecution witnesses in the trial for the tragedy at the Eurochronos jewelry store and in their testimonies they reiterated that the former manager Ana Lorena Tórrez Torrico was not killed by the robbers. In addition, they revealed that the Police were able to save his life, but unfortunately they did not help her in a timely manner.
The expert witness with initials LF was the first to testify before the Fourth Sentencing Court, of judges Uby Saúl Suárez, Marco Antonio Porras and Hebert Zeballos, and during her testimony ratified his report that he made when he belonged to the Forensic Research Institute (IDIF), based in Cochabamba, which was disclosed by the media in early February 2018.
Among the conclusions of this report, the professional indicates that the bullet that killed the former manager of the jewelry store could not have come from the assailants, Well, it came from a long distance, from a person who was slightly bent over on his back on the second floor of the building next to Eurochronos, where several policemen were.
In addition, he explained that the projectile was fired by a short weapon and is a 9mm gold-colored jacket, similar to those used in regulation weapons by the police.
For Jorge Santistevan, lawyer for Ana Lorena’s family, these statements They reinforce the accusations against the five policemen prosecuted for the alleged crimes of breach of duties, manslaughter and wrongful injuries in commission by omission, since they ratify the IDIF report, which details that the robbers did not kill the former manager of the jewelry store.
The judges listened to the statements of the experts / Photo: Juan Carlos Torrejón
Another piece of information that caught the attention of the jurist is that the IDIF expert explained in her testimony that it took four hours to collect shell casings and shrapnel of bullets, because there were more than 100 pieces of evidence, especially in the area where the hostages were and in the patio of the jewelry store, where Ana Lorena was injured. While, inside the jewelry store, little evidence was found of bullets fired by the robbers to break the glass of the counters and steal the products.
The other expert who testified as witnesses for the prosecution is the coroner with initials RV, who performed the autopsy on Ana Lorena Tórrez. In the conclusions of her report delivered days after the robbery at the jewelry store, the professional details that the Former manager of the jewelry store suffered a penetrating injury from a projectil that had the trajectory from bottom to topfrom back to front and from left to right.
This Friday, the coroner reiterated that the bullet lodged in the base of Ana Lorena’s tongue and I cause damage to the neurovascular bundle. Despite this serious damage, the expert revealed this day that the victim could have saved his life would have been assisted in a timely manner.
Santistevan indicated that the ex-manager remained between 15 to 20 minutes lying on the patio of the jewelry store after being shot, for which she bled to death, since the police officers who intervened in the robbery did not help her immediately.
The last to testify before the judges of the Fourth Sentencing Court was Lieutenant EP, one of the investigators in the case, who carried out an expert opinion on a telephone communication in which he confirmed that the voice heard in the audio is from the then director of the Special Force to Fight Crime (Felcc), Gonzalo Medina.
“In that audio you can hear Medina telling him requests the then police inspector, Alfonso Siles, to activate code 300 (maximum alert) and to cover the entire Velarde avenue. There we clearly see that Medina was in charge of the operation and that he even gave orders to a superior”, commented Santistevan.
Yesterday, Colonel Rubén Barrientos indicated in his statement that he called Colonel Medina by phone to inform him that on the morning of July 13, 2017, a violent robbery was taking place at the Eurochronos jewelry store. According to the witness, Medina replied that He has already learned and “is taking the necessary measures.”
Lawyer asked to prohibit statements to the media
This day, the lawyer María Ester Palenque, defender of one of the accused policemen, asked the judges Uby Saúl Suárez, Marco Antonio Porras and Hebert Zeballos, to prohibit Jorge Santistevan from making statements to the media, Well, he said that he had provided information about the statements of three witnesses to the newspaper EL DEBER, which he considered put the legal situation of his client at risk.
However, the judges denied his request and Santistevan explained that by giving statements to the press he was making use of his constitutional right, thereforehe He indicated that he would continue reporting on the oral trial process.
witness statements charges presented by the Prosecutor’s Office and the family by Ana Lorraine will continue from May 23 to 27. After that, a date will be set for the witnesses presented by the accused to testify.
The violent robbery registered on July 13, 2017 at Eurochronos jewelrylocated on Irala Avenue, where former administrative and financial manager Ana Lorena Tórrez Torrico, police lieutenant Juan Carlos Gutiérrez, assailants Antonio Adao Da Silva, Ronny Suárez Masabi and Camilo Maldonado lost their lives.
Within the trial, six police officers are accused of a criminal offense. This is the policeman Edgar Huanquiri Quispe, accused of crimes of attempted homicide, serious injuries, very serious and minor and breach of duties; while the former director of the Felcc, Gonzalo Medina Sánchez, and the policemen Fernando Moreira Morón, Robert Gabriel Ruiz Medina, Jorge Silva Salvatierra and Ricardo Salas Valdez, were accused of committing crimes of breach of duty, manslaughter and wrongful injury. commissioned by default. They all defend themselves in freedom.
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