Again, in the country, a woman died at the hands of her ex -partner. The case of Feminicide He appeared on the night of this Tuesday, April 22, in the town of Ciudad Bolívar, southern Bogotá.
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According to preliminary information, The events occurred in a beauty salon in the Quintas del Sur neighborhoodas far as it came Andrés Julián Meza, an active member of the Metropolitan Police of Bogotá and who was on his day off, to attack his ex -partner, identified as Yesica Paola Chávezthat he was working in the place.
In a video that already circulates on social networks, the moment is observed in which the man enters the place covering his face with a helmet, then he takes it off and without mediating, He draws his gun and attacks his ex -partner With at least a dozen shots. After committing the crime, The man also shot And, although he was transferred to a medical center, he died.
“There was an unfortunate fact where a woman loses her life at the hands of her sentimental ex -partner. The aggressor, active member of the police, using a firearm from her property, snatched the life of this woman and subsequently self -harm,” was the report presented by the Citizen Security Operational Commander of the Metropolitan Police, Jhon Fernando Díaz.
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The fact, fortunately, did not leave more people injuredsince at least five women were in the beauty hall at the time of crime.
“Bogotá Metropolitan Police is solidarity with the victim’s family And we repudiate any fact that affects the life and integrity of our women, ”added Commander Díaz
According to Blue radioAndrés Julián Meza, the aggressor, I had two annotations for domestic violenceone registered in 2019 and another in 2024. The victim, on the other hand, left two minor children.
Members of the Technical Investigation Corps (CTI) of the Prosecutor’s Office and Police Uniformed cordoned off the area, carried out the lifting of the body and advance the investigations of the case to determine if the woman would have denounced her murderer or would have received any threat before the attack.
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According to the Women’s Secretariat of Bogotá, Between January and February 2025, the prosecution typified four femicides Registered in: Ciudad Bolívar (40 -year -old woman), Kennedy (65 -year -old woman), Bosa (42 -year -old woman) and San Cristóbal (25 -year -old woman).
In front of the Feminicide risk assessmentsthe Secretariat said, according to legal medicine data, Between January and February 2025 there was a 38 % reduction in extreme risk assessments of feminicide compared to the same period of 2024. One in three valuations corresponds to the towns of Ciudad Bolívar – where this last event occurred.Kennedy y Suba.
