Gustavo Adolfo Mensa Oteca was sent to prison for his alleged responsibility in the crime of attempted femicide against his former sentimental partner. The facts took place on March 31, 2024 in Ibagué (Tolima).
According to the investigation, on the day of the facts, the woman, belonging to an indigenous community, was wounded 17 times with a sharp weapon, apparently by the defendant, when she was at her home in El Bosque neighborhood.
The investigation carried out by CTI, allowed to locate Mensa Oteca in Medellín (Antioquia), where he was arrested by the National Police.
The defendant did not plead guilty to the charges brought by a prosecutor appointed to the so-called Unidad de Vida (Life Unit) of the Sectional Office in Tolima.
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.