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Data continues to be known about the case of the minor, 16 years old, who appeared this Tuesday, June 18, at the Manrique Police Station, commune 3 of Medellín, to confess that he allegedly committed a homicide and had dismembered the victim. who is believed to be a young man between 19 and 25 years old.
Context: A 16-year-old minor in Medellín surrendered to the police and confessed to having dismembered a man
After learning of this fact, which caused shock, the authorities went to the place where the teenager told them the victim was and, in fact, they found blood and a sharp weapon, as well as other evidentiary elements and evidence that they collected.
According to the official report, the discovery was made in the San José la Cima neighborhood of this commune, and around 7:19 am a technical inspection was carried out on the body, which was in three different parts, dismembered, in a suitcase. and two sacks.
Brigadier General Óscar Andrés Lamprea, commander of the Metropolitan Police, gave other information about this case. He said that while the uniformed officers were at the scene, another minor, A teenager of 16 or 17 years old approached them and stated that she would also be involved in this case.
“She states that she was present at the scene of the events and manifests some participation,” said the commander, who added that the competent authorities are making progress in the investigations and attention to this case, which requires special treatment because it involves minors. .
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So far, it has been learned that the minor who first showed up at the police station said that the victim entered his home, apparently to attack them with a knife, and he defended himself. However, as the commander clarified, It will be the investigation that is carried out that will clarify the circumstances and causes of this homicide, since the two minors are giving more statements.
For now, while waiting for the police and the Mayor’s Office to expand details of the case, it was learned that both teenagers are under the protection and custody of the competent authorities.
This case brought to the memory of many in Medellín another that occurred on October 25, 2022, when the police detained a motorcyclist and his grill in Laureles after the city’s security cameras followed them for several blocks when presenting strange behavior and carrying huge black bags and a suitcase.
When requested for an investigation, the uniformed officers found the arms and legs of a man. Faced with such a discovery, the two young people, one 23 years old and the other just turned 18, were captured and the bags were taken to Forensic Medicine, where it was determined that they also carried the torso.
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