2023-06-16 15:58:13
The man was convicted of murdering a social reference. Hours following the ruling, the authorities called the victim’s family to warn them that there was a mistake and that the sentence had been changed.
Friday June 16, 2023
A court in La Matanza made an unusual mistake when sentenced to life imprisonment a man for a crime and four hours later changed the sentence It is the case of Kevin Sergio Leonel Mazaa 22-year-old man who was found guilty of shooting to death Rene Mendoza Parrasocial leader of the aforementioned party of the Buenos Aires suburbs.
The ruling, by the Oral Criminal Court (TOC) No. 3 of that jurisdiction, was known through a hybrid hearing on the platform Zoom. There the judges Matías Mariana Deane, Raúl Fernando Elhart and Gerardo Clemente Gayol reported that the defendant would receive a sentence of life imprisonment
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Relatives of the victim considered that the sentence it had been exemplary following the cruel murder of Parra, who was 78 years old and had done social work for 30 years in the Fátima and San Cayetano neighborhoods, in the town of González Catán. In November 2021, received 14 shots when he was at the door of his house, in front of their children and grandchildren.
Due to the fact, a second suspect is also on the run, Leonel Braian Roqueon whom a reward of up to 5 million pesos weighs.
The reading of the sentence
“Impose Kevin Sergio Leonel Maza, alias ‘Carrizo’ and the other personal circumstances in the case file, life imprisonment, legal accessories and costs, for being co-author and author, respectively, materially and criminally responsible for the crimes of simple homicide, qualified homicide criminis causa in the degree of attempt and illegal possession of a weapon of war“, communicated the secretary at the hearing.
“All of them in material competition with each other, events that occurred on November 7 and 19, 2021, in the Buenos Aires towns of Villa Dorrego and González Catán, La Matanza Party, respectively, two of which resulted in victims. Rene Mendoza Parra and Rene Mendoza Callejas“He finished his reading.
The change to 18 years in prison
However, four hours later from OCD 3 they contacted the relatives to warn them that There was a mistake and that the sentence was 18 years in prison and not life.
“When I heard the condemnation I realized that, for that crime, there was no perpetual sentence. But I imagined that they had forgotten to read the aggravating circumstance of treachery and the use of a firearm. I never imagined thissaid attorney Nicolás Rechanik, who represents Parra’s family.
“When the notification arrived four hours later, I thought it had to do with correcting that, that it is a material error that can happen, but this? I’ve never seen him. Six times he said the perpetual word, it is recorded“insisted the lawyer, according to the agency THAT.
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On the other hand, one of the sons of the social leader expressed his anger at the Court’s actions, which he described as “a shame.” “Perpetua was a bit of a relief for my dad, so he may rest in peace. But a ‘mistake’? I do not know what to think. You start to think regarding a lot of things,” said René Mendoza Callejas.
In addition, he criticized the judicial system in general and considered that what happened “makes you think” regarding many issues. “Justice is very bad. Above is a fugitive And following this, what do I have to think? What are they going to look for?”
After the error, the lawyers reported that they will appeal the sentence to the Chamber of Cassation of the Province of Buenos Aires and will request that the aggravating circumstances for the use of a weapon and treachery be added.
Along these lines, judicial sources indicated that there are no items to report the serious mistake that the authorities made from the Court.
The motives of the crime
When asked regarding the possible motive for the crime, Mendoza Callejas commented that his father had carried out complaints once morest criminal drug gangs that operate in the area. “They had already threatened him, that’s why we always ask that the intellectual author of this be investigated,” he said.
“A my dad They sent him to kill, and that was never investigated. It is seen that my father had made complaints once morest drug trafficking to people in the neighborhood,” he closed, referring to the fact that his father had asked that they send more agents of the security forces.
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