Members of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI in spanish) conducted an arrest warrant against a 69-year-old man in Centro neighborhood in Melgar. He was found guilty of murdering his wife in January 2021 in Icononzo (Tolima).
On August 22, a judge issued a conviction against him for aggravated femicide and manufacturing, trafficking, or possessing firearms, accessories, parts, or ammunition.
On the day of the incident, the victim was having breakfast at her house when her husband surprisingly shot her in the head without saying a word and then he attempted to kill himself with the same firearm. The man was arrested minutes later.
The attacker was a fugitive, therefore, the judge hearing the case issued an arrest warrant against him. He will remain in prison awaiting a sentence.
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.