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On Sunday afternoon, the Public Ministry confirmed that the object with which a 13-year-old Mapuche minor was injured in Collipulli was a pellet last night. The adolescent remains hospitalized at the Dr. Hernán Henríquez Aravena Hospital in Temuco, La Araucanía Region.
The information was released after the expert reports carried out by the PDI Criminalistics Laboratory, who confirmed that the element extracted by the doctors from the victim’s abdomen is an ammunition fired by a compressed air weapon.
In addition, the Collipulli Prosecutor’s Office instructed the PDI to establish the circumstances in which the minor was injured by the pellet, an investigation that is under development.
Finally, they assured that a psychologist from the Victims Attention Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office contacted the child’s parents to find out their needs, both for support and protection.
According to preliminary information, unknown persons fired shots from a vehicle at the group of Mapuche community members.
Government regrets the facts
When asked about what happened, the Interior Minister, Víctor Pérez, said that “it is indeed a regrettable fact that shows how violence affects families, girls like Montserrat and this 13-year-old.”
“The repeated call made by the government is to maintain peace and tranquility, isolate violent groups, isolate those who use weapons as a means of political expression and, above all, support the action of the police who are investigating these events to bring those responsible to justice. the courts and that they can be sanctioned, “said the secretary of state.
From the Children’s Ombudsman, they announced the filing of a complaint against those who are responsible.
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