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Death toll during protests in Chile rises to 13

2019-10-22T12:07:39.551Z


The deputy prosecutor of Talcahuano, Ana María Aldana, told CNN Chile that a person was killed by a marine "who was performing security control functions ...


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(CNN Spanish) - The deputy prosecutor of Talcahuano, Ana María Aldana, told CNN Chile that a person was killed by a marine "who was performing public security control functions in the commune of Talcahuano." The fact, according to Aldana, occurred when security teams arrived at a company that was being looted.

"They were committing the removal of species from a company in the sector, looting ... and in that context the security personnel arrived and the abuse was committed," he explained.

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"As a result of the efforts we have carried out, we can identify the person who caused it and is being detained, being transferred to the barracks of the Concepción Homicide Brigade," he adds. The prosecution investigates the fact.

The Chamber of Deputies of Chile approved to cancel the law that increased the price of the Santiago Metro ticket, which broke out the protests last week. However, protests and excesses in the streets continued this weekend and Monday.

On the other hand, Captain Eduardo Ramírez de Carabineros, confirmed on Monday in statements to T13 that an unidentified person died Sunday in a supermarket in Santiago.

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“A person who tried to steal in this supermarket died in the place because Carabineros was proceeding and this subject wanted to flee, it is presumed that he wanted to flee, and unfortunately he died in the place as a result of hiding in an electrical panel in the inside the supermarket ”, Ramírez detailed.

Source: cnnespanol

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