In the last few hours, the Attorney General’s Office learned that Julián Alberto Quintero, allegedly responsible for the murder of Dr. Velásquez and his sentimental partner Sofía Riascosalready had a criminal record for a homicide that took place in 1997.
According to the investigation revealed by El Tiempo, Julián Alberto Quintero, would have been convicted of the crime of homicide when he held the position of patrolman of the National Police.
This is how the events of Julián Alberto Quintero’s first conviction happened
In 2014, Dr. Velásquez’s butler would have been sentenced for the murder of Yovanny Alexander Polanco, on February 15, 1997. According to the investigation, the man would have killed Polanco when he shot him with his weapon, while they were in the victim’s home.
The victim’s sister would have been a key witness to the crime, as she would have witnessed it and told the aforementioned media that they were playing Russian roulette, when Julián Alberto Quintero shot his partner in the forehead.
The victim’s sister said that they had drunk alcoholic beverages before what happened and according to his testimony, he had no intention of killing his friend.
Quintero was accused of manslaughter and when the breathalyzer test was performed, he did not show acute intoxication.so they decided to reconcile with the victim’s family, making a payment of 85% of their financial demands, which would be a total of 79 million pesos.
After the process, On October 25, 2019, Quintero was declared responsible for the man’s death. and according to the sentence, he had to pay a total of 137 million pesos.
