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Felipe Rojas, the only person accused of the death of Fernanda Maciel.
The North Central Metropolitan Prosecutor’s Office filed an accusation once morest Felipe Rojas within the framework of the end of the investigation into the murder of Fernanda Maciel.
The Public Ministry is requesting qualified perpetual imprisonment for Rojas, the highest penalty in Chilean law. The subject, a neighbor of the victim, is formalized for the crimes of rape with homicide, abortion, illegal burial and simple theft.
The Prosecutor’s Office expects to present 82 witnesses, expert reports, photographic / video material and 53 expert evidence carried out so far in oral proceedings.
Fernanda Maciel was 21 years and seven months pregnant in February 2018. Her body was found in June 2019 in a winery in Conchalí. She was only able to be buried in January 2020, following almost two years of the crime.
According to North Central Prosecutor’s Office, the accused Felipe Rojas at the time of killing Fernanda Maciel on February 10, 2018She was fully aware that she was pregnant, as it was evident according to the physical condition of the victim.
By violating and maliciously exercising violence once morest Fernanda Maciel, the defendant also caused the death of the seven-month-old fetus, causing an abortion. Subsequently, and once the victim and the fetus she was carrying had died, the defendant dug a hole in the back of the building and deposited the victim’s body inside, with the purpose of burying the corpses and thus preventing your find.
Finally, the defendant stole the victim’s cell phone and sold it in the Persian of Zapadores the same day of the events.
Rojas He acted maliciously and abused his physical superiority, according to the Prosecutor’s Office. Their actions are constitutive of the crimes of rape for homicide, illegal burial and simple theft, according to the accusation presented by the Public Ministry. The charges are at a consummate stage of development and Felipe Rojas’ participation occurs as the author. The date of the oral trial is still awaiting.
Defendant in the death of Fernanda Maciel confesses responsibility for the homicide
