At the request of the Attorney General’s Office, a judge imposed a prison sentence on Sandra Milena Olarte Higuita, 32, and Julio César Gómez Correa, 33. Both are allegedly responsible for causing the death of an 82-year-old man.
Facts took place on March 2, 2024 in the rural area of Granada (Meta). Information in the possession of the Office of the Attorney General shows that the defendants approached the victim when he was traveling on a bicycle with several chickens, through the area known as La Trampa in the rural area La Cubillera.
Olarte Higuita and Gómez Correa allegedly attacked the senior citizen on several occasions with a sharp weapon and stole his belongings.
A joint action between the Technical Investigative Corps (CTI), the National Police and Army- Gaula Ariari group allowed the arrest of the couple in El nave neighborhood in Villavicencio.
The Prosecutor’s Office charged them with homicide and aggravated robbery. They did not plead guilty to the charges.
The information contained in this press release corresponds to the narration of the objective news provided by the officials in charge of carrying out criminal investigations within the Office of the Attorney General. By the time this communication is disclosed, the legal status of the people mentioned is still pending to be resolved by the competent judicial authority, always under the presumption of innocence contemplated by Article 29 of the Political Constitution and Article 7 of Law 906 of 2004.