The evidence collected by the Office of the Attorney General led to the prosecution of Luis Miguel Hernández Tordecilla for his alleged responsibility in the murder of a man on January 1st in Montería (Córdoba).
A prosecutor charged him with aggravated homicide. In the preliminary hearings, the defendant did not plead guilty to the charges, and must serve a prison sentence according to the judge’s decision.
The defendant, who was in possession of a sharp object, allegedly attacked the victim after having an argument with his former sentimental partner, who was in the same location.
The investigation determined that the alleged aggressor initially attempted to attack his former sentimental partner, who managed to escape, and then suddenly leaped on the man.
Hernández Tordecilla wounded the victim, who was taken to a medical center where he died as a result of the injury.
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.