Two other people who participated in the fact were sentenced to 20 and 22 years in prison.

Considering the evidence obtained by the Attorney General’s Office, María Inés Medina Rojas accepted, through a preliminary agreement, her responsibility as mastermind in the murder of her partner, in facts that took place in Buenos Aires neighborhood in Medellín (Antioquia), on February 10, 2023.

A judge in Medellín approved the judicial negotiation and sentenced her to 15 years in prison for aggravated homicide and manufacturing, trafficking, possession of firearms, accessories, parts or ammunition.

In the same decision, Octavio Medina Castrillón and Luis Eliécer Grisales Martínez were sentenced to 20 and 22 years in prison, respectively, who pleaded guilty to the same crimes in a preliminary agreement.

On the day of the crime, the victim went to work and was attacked from behind with a firearm by a man who was riding a motorcycle. During the attack, he tried to protect himself nearby a residential area however, the aggressor continued shooting.

The Office of the Attorney General proved that Medina Rojas, the victim’s partner, and Medina Castrillón hired Grisales Martínez to carry out the murder. It was also shown that the woman provided information about the location, description, departure time and place where he takes the bus, to facilitate the crime.

As a result of searches carried out at the houses of two of the defendants, a laptop, three cell phones, and a request for life insurance and funeral assistance for the deceased person were found.

The Office of the Attorney General is awaiting approval of the preliminary agreement with Diana Johana Meneses Rojas, Grisales Martínez’s partner, for the same facts and crimes.

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.