Harsh sentence for members of ‘La Oficina’ for the massacre of five people in Andes, Antioquia.
Ricardo González, 22, was captured in Cartagena for his alleged participation in the beating that caused the death of Jaime Moreno, a student at the University of Los Andes.
A specialized criminal judge of Antioquia imposed a sentence of 56 years and 9 months in prison against two members of the criminal group ‘La Oficina’. The sentence responds to his participation in the massacre that occurred on February 16, 2021 on a farm Tapartó townshipin the municipality of Andeswhere five people were killed and two more were seriously injured.
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Abuse and torture in the attack
During the oral trialhe prosecuting body presented compelling evidence that recreated the violent event. Alias ’Reblujo’ and alias ‘Lora’in the company of other armed men, broke into the farm to intimidate the administrator and the workers. After stripping them of their cell phonesthe victims were forced to lie on the floor of the accommodation.
The investigation revealed that one of the victims was subjected to acts of torture (they cut off his ears) before being murdered with short sharp weapons. The other four people died after being hit with firearmswhile two workers survived to attack with serious injuries.
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Charges and judicial responsibility
The court ruling declared the defendants responsible for the crimes of aggravated homicide, attempted murder, torture, conspiracy to commit a crime and illegal possession of firearms.
It should be noted that this sentence is one of the highest recently uttered in the department by collective crimes.
