04/22/2021 18:09
Clarín.com
Society
Updated 04/22/2021 18:09
The mother was on a sidewalk.
Opposite, her 12 and 3-year-old children were crossing the street together to meet her when everything ended in tragedy.
It happened in the city of Salta, where a motorcyclist
ran over the
youngest girl, dragged her several meters, kicked her face to free himself from her and
fled
.
The 18-year-old motorcyclist turned himself in 10 hours later at a police station, accompanied by a lawyer.
However, a judge let him
free
.
The case generated a strong controversy.
Criminal prosecutor 2 Ramiro Ramos Ossorio, before whom the complaint made by the girl's aunt fell, requested the arrest.
But the Judge of Guarantees No. 3
Antonio Pastrana rejected it.
The image of a camera where you can see how the motorcyclist escapes.
The magistrate's argument?
"What
did not happen in flagrante delicto
?" Explained sources with access to Judge Pastrana's ruling.
In other words: he released him because he was not arrested for committing the crime.
The magistrate did not consider that the defendant fled and appeared almost 10 hours later, hindering the investigation.
Prosecutor Ramos Ossorio hijacked the motorcycle, whose owner is still unknown, because the title papers and proof of insurance were not delivered.
The story of the aunt of the girl run over in Salta
The defendant is 18 years old and appeared 10 hours later at a police station.
A judge released him.
The Scientific Police "was able to lift
hair from the front wheel
that will be assessed with those of the victim," as explained by the prosecutor in dialogue with
Clarín
.
According to the testimonies provided to the cause, the girl
was hooked on the motorcycle
by her hair.
In this context, the driver kicked the victim in the head to get rid of her and be able to escape.
Inquiry
Nor does Ramos Ossorio yet know if the defendant has a record and, after having notified him this Thursday of the crimes he is accused of, "minor injuries in a road accident aggravated by having fled in a real contest with
malicious minor injuries
," he quoted him as saying. inquiry for this Friday.
For the prosecutor, "he
had the intention to
kick him
" and that is why he added the second count of intentional injuries.
In addition, he has several testimonies, not only from his mother and brother, but also from
neighbors who tried to catch him
and saw him.
The girl has already been
discharged
from the Salta Maternal and Child Hospital and continues with care at home for fear of internal injuries.
In order not to invade her, the prosecutor asked the mother to record the wounds with her camera, as if it were a game.
“We did not want to send experts to the hospital who could revictimize the girl.
There is a
strong bruise
on the right eyebrow, part of the face is also purple, and lesions compatible with
dragging
on the extremities, torso and thorax.
He continues with monitoring because they detected
blood
in his urine, ”explained the prosecutor.
The case
This drama took place on Tuesday, April 20 at 2:30 p.m. in Borja Díaz at 600, very close to the center of the capital of Salta.
The little brothers were crossing the street when the motorcyclist attacked the girl.
The 12-year-old was able to get away
.
As the baby's hair was caught in part of the Enduro-type motorcycle, mainly in the front wheel, the motorcyclist
dragged her between 10 and 15 meters
.
He braked and there he kicked him in the face to disengage and fled.
The motorcycle with which he ran over a 3-year-old girl: it is free.
Neighbors who saw the motorcyclist's coldness
tried to stop
the motorcycle
driver
without luck, while the girl's mother took her to the Maternal and Child Hospital in a private car.
It was the aunt who reported the case, while the rest of the family followed his medical progress.
“There is a lot of evidence to prove the motorcyclist's guilt and bring him to trial as soon as possible.
In addition to the witnesses, who are many and can recognize him, there are security cameras and he was
not wearing a helmet
: only a chinstrap ”, the prosecutor closed.
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