Preventive detention ordered for those accused of murdering Transmilenio guard in Soacha
David Acevedo and Angie Díaz were sent to prison following a hearing in which the Public Prosecutor's Office presented videos of the fatal attack on guard Cristian Garzón.
Accused in murder of Transmilenio guard sent to prison after tense hearing
According to noticiasrcn.com, the General Public Prosecutor's Office presented audiovisual evidence at the hearing against those charged with the murder of Cristian David Garzón, a Transmilenio security guard attacked at the Terreros station in Soacha.
The videos reconstruct the assault second by second: a confrontation stemming from irregular entry into the system resulted in the crime. The security camera footage shows the moment David Gabriel Acevedo Sánchez attempted to knock down Garzón by grabbing his leg.
Subsequently, Acevedo attempted to attack a colleague of the guard. Garzón intervened to protect her and received a stab wound to the chest that caused his death.
The Public Prosecutor's Office identifies Acevedo as the material perpetrator of the attack and Angie Natalia Díaz as the alleged instigator. Investigators maintain that Díaz verbally incited her partner to use the blade, ruling out that she acted as a mere bystander. The audiovisual reconstruction became a central piece of the case file.
The proceedings were marked by moments of tension. Acevedo claimed to be suffering a nervous crisis, and the judge had to call for order when Díaz attempted to comfort him during the virtual hearing. The woman's defence requested house arrest arguing that she is a mother, a request the judge denied: she reminded them that security is also the responsibility of those with children.
Neither of the two accepted the charges. Both were sent to preventive detention. When closing the hearing, the judge emphasised the impact of the loss: "It is a pain that affects us all."
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