translated from Spanish: Fernanda Maciel case: Relatives criticize Prosecutor’s Office and Carabineros

During the morning of this Sunday, in Conchalí, the reconstitution of the scene for fernanda Maciel’s crime took place, a case that has as its sole imputed Felipe Rojas.After the stagecoach, relatives of the 21-year-old criticized the Prosecutor’s Office and Carabineros for the slow investigation.” It is a mockery of how the whole process of the case has been, it has been a total mockery, a national shame, impressive the lateness of the proceedings, of Carabineros’ acting, the times they entered the winery and did not find it, it really was a national shame, on the part of the Prosecutor’s Office as well,” said an aunt of Fernanda Maciel.Meanwhile, Valentina Maciel, sister of the victim He stated that “Carabineros, guided by the Prosecutor’s Office did a lousy job, had to spend more than a year digging in that cellar, we had to shut up on orders from the prosecutor not to tell Felipe Rojas or his family anything. That’s enough, that’s enough.” He also reaffirmed that according to a pre-report commissioned by the family itself, Felipe Rojas would also have raped Fernanda Maciel, then tied her up and buried her alive. It should be remembered that Felipe Rojas is formalized for murder, abortion and illegal burial and remains in pre-trial detention. Fernanda Maciel’s body was found in June 2019, buried in a warehouse near her home in the commune of Conchalí, after disappearing in February 2018.De according to research data, the young woman, who at the time of the crime was 7 months pregnant, died of a blow to the head and strangulation.

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