A judge in Medellín sentenced Richard Orlando Henao Pino to 24 years and 6 months in prison for the murder of a gas station employee in the southwest area of the main city of Antioquia.
The facts took place on July 7th, 2023 in the Guayabal neighborhood in Medellín, when two men on a motorcycle tried to rob the 25-year-old victim’s earnings. When the employee refused to hand over the money, one of the thieves shot him twice, causing his death.
The judge approved the preliminary agreement that was freely and spontaneously reached by the defendant and the Office of the Attorney General. In this way, the defendant pleaded guilty to homicide, illegal possession of firearms for self-defense and aggravated theft.
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.