Father and son convicted of femicide in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

A father and his son were sentenced for femicide in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, according to reporting by lahora.com.ec.

Two men sentenced for femicide in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas

Lahora.com.ec reports that a father and his son were convicted of the crime of femicide in the province of Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. The sentence was issued by a local court in a case involving two members of the same family as those responsible for the crime.

The case highlights the persistence of gender-based violence in the region, with two defendants prosecuted jointly for the same criminal act. The name of the victim and the exact sentence imposed on each defendant have not been made public, according to the information available in the lahora.com.ec report.

The judicial authorities in the province carried out the proceedings until reaching the guilty verdict against both individuals involved.

Source: Google News DO — Santo Domingo

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