The South Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the death of a man who, according to the accusations, was tied up and beaten by a group of people after stealing a cell phone from a woman in Puente Alto. The persecuting body is waiting for the Legal Medical Service to deliver the autopsy of the deceased to determine the exact reasons for his death.
By order of the South Metropolitan Regional Prosecutor’s Office, the PDI Homicide Brigade investigates the death of a 27-year-old man who, according to witnesses, was tied up and beaten to death by residents of Puente Alto after allegedly stealing a cell phone from a woman.
According to police information, it would be a public lynching carried out by 15 people in the Villa Los Aromos sector, after a 21-year-old woman accused that the deceased stole her cell phone.
The Chief Prosecutor of the South Metropolitan Flagrancy Prosecutor’s Office, Nadia mondiglio, He maintained that the woman, who distributed flyers in the commune, declared as a victim. He also confirmed that they are awaiting the autopsy of the deceased.
The inspector Sagery Gomez Taylor of the Homicide Brigade of the PDI, affirmed that they are carrying out the proceedings and that so far there are no detainees.
During the afternoon, after verifying the death of the man, relatives of the deceased arrived at the place and they began to threaten the neighbors who participated in this event with shouts.
Carabineros had specialized personnel to protect the neighborhood environment, since residents fear reprisals.
