Marcelo Fievet, who in 2020 shot a doctor at the Campo Grande hospital, must compensate the professional who was a victim of the brutal attack. The civil ruling considered that the disability that caused the injuries and moral damage.
During the criminal trial, It was proven that the accused waited for the arrival of the doctor Alejandro Vega to the Campo Grande hospital and shot him while the professional had his back turned, with no possibility of defending himself.
Fievet, sentenced to 11 years in prison, reproached the professional for his performance with a patient who was a relative of his and who had died.
On October 15, 2020, at midnight, and in full social, preventive and mandatory isolation, the doctor was shot three times in the face while he was in the parking lot of the medical center. The ambulance had just arrived from transferring a patient to Roca. The driver and nurse who had traveled with the professional witnessed the attack, which was also recorded by a security camera.
The court that The trial in Cipolletti found him responsible for attempted murder qualified by treachery aggravated by the use of a firearm and in ideal competition with the carrying of that revolver.. The sentence was reviewed by the Court of Appeal and then by the Superior Court of Justice.
The civil road
On the demand, The doctor stated that he was hospitalized and required multiple treatments, including surgery and psychological therapy. The civil process advanced in the absence of Fievetwho was declared in absentia after failing to appear at any of the hearings.
After a probationary period that included a ruling expert that confirmed the physical and psychological consequences of the doctor, the ruling established compensation in favor of the victim for a sum of 15 million.
The sentence was based on the civil liability derived from the proven criminal act and the previous criminal conviction. Fievet’s responsibility established for the damages caused, and the patrimonial and moral damages were quantified, including compensation for supervening disability and moral damage. Fievet was also ordered to pay the costs of the trial.
