Based on the evidence presented by the Office of the Attorney General, a judge sentenced a man who murdered his partner on June 25 in the El Diamante neighborhood Cimitarra (Santander) to 41 years in prison.

The convicted man was sentenced to aggravated femicide and attempted homicide.

On the day of the facts, the man, in the middle of an argument due to jealousy, attacked his 42-year-old partner with a sharp weapon.

The Office of the Attorney General proved that the woman tried to leave her home; however, the convicted man stood in her way and attacked her and her daughter. The victim died due to the severity of her injuries.

 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.