Homicide in Chimbas: prosecutor warns over lack of accommodation for 16-year-old suspect
A 16-year-old adolescent is the main suspect in the murder of Gonzalo Quinteros in Villa 1° de Mayo. Prosecutor Paula Carena warned that there is no adequate infrastructure to accommodate her.
Judicial system lacking space to accommodate minor charged with homicide in Chimbas
According to sanjuan8.com, prosecutor for Children and Adolescents Paula Carena publicly warned that San Juan's judicial system lacks adequate infrastructure to accommodate the 16-year-old adolescent identified as the main suspect in the homicide of Gonzalo Martín Quinteros Olmos, 19, which occurred in the Villa 1° de Mayo neighbourhood of Chimbas.
The case was transferred to the juvenile court following expert reports that pointed to the young man's partner as the perpetrator of the shooting. This is the first serious criminal offence to enter San Juan under the new Juvenile Criminal Code, which contemplates a reduction in the age of criminal liability for adolescents.
"From a factual perspective, under this regime we do not have the place to accommodate a girl who is breaking the law. We know she cannot be placed with adults," Carena declared on AM 1020. The official also requested urgent intervention from the provincial executive branch to guarantee safe accommodation in accordance with the constitutional guarantees of the minor.
Carena stressed the need to address the case with a social and comprehensive perspective: "She is a vulnerable girl; we need to see how she was living, what her relationships were like and what happened," she said.
The case was initiated in the Special Offences Unit under the direction of prosecutor Roberto Ginsberg, but was referred to the Juvenile Court once the suspect's age was confirmed. The case thus fell under the jurisdiction of Judge Jorge Toro.
Unlike the oral accusatory process applicable to adults, the juvenile court operates under a written format in which the prosecution proposes evidentiary measures and the judge determines them. Experts are currently working on technical evidence to establish the mechanics of the incident and to determine whether the close-range shot was accidental.
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