Court revokes house arrest for man who killed violent father
A man convicted of killing his father will return to prison after an appeals court annulled the measure allowing him to serve his sentence at home due to repeated violations of the restrictions.
Court revokes house arrest for man who killed violent father
Uruguayan courts have determined that a man sentenced for the homicide of his father must return to a cell after repeatedly disobeying the rules of his house arrest.
The case concerns Moisés Martínez, who received a twelve-year prison sentence on 8 April. The man admitted to firing fifteen times at his father, a person with a lengthy record of assaults against members of his immediate family. The killing took place on 27 May of the previous year.
On 20 April, a lower court had authorised Martínez to serve his sentence outside prison, with an electronic ankle monitor. During the hearing in which the benefit was granted, the condemned man had sworn to fully comply with each requirement established.
However, just seven days after the measure was implemented, the man began to breach the rules. The superior court's ruling indicates that in less than a day he accumulated three violations: he used the electronic equipment improperly, did not answer calls from the Dinama and failed to report problems.
On Tuesday, the Appeals Court ruled by majority in favour of annulling the house arrest. Graciela Eustachio and Dolores Sánchez voted for his return to prison, whilst Marcelo Malvar dissented, proposing that the initial determination be upheld.
The majority judges argued that the inmate's conduct reveals a pattern of disregard for the rules. They noted that, by not respecting the obligations nor appreciating the possibility of serving the sentence in his own home, the house arrest measure was insufficient to mitigate the procedural risk identified.
Note based on information from Montevideo Portal
Source: Google News UY — Montevideo