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This Tuesday, Miguel Camilo Parra, the man accused of attacking his sentimental partner, Ángela del Pilar Ferro, with an ax, pleaded not guilty during a legalization of capture hearing and at the time he was charged with the crime of Aggravated femicide in attempted mode.
It should be remembered that these events occurred last Friday, October 16, in a house in the El Redil neighborhood, in the town of Usaquén. Camilo Ferró attacked his partner with an ax and there was a minor in the house where the events occurred.
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The lawyer César Augusto Londoño, from Londoño & Asociados, Abogados Consultores, spoke exclusively with EL TIEMPO to explain what are the reasons and arguments for the defendant to plead not guilty at the legalization of capture hearing.
The first thing they explained is that Miguel Camilo “is very distressed” and that he has been like this from the moment the events occurred. “For this reason, our law firm saw the urgent need that, through our interdisciplinary team, psychological sessions will be practiced, as in effect they were done from October 20, the date on which the case was assumed and that ended on October 26 ”.
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The firm, through its spokesperson, explained that from the moment it took over the case, it observed the young man involved in a deep pain and regret. “He is suicidal because he is aware that he made a serious mistake in a state of uneasiness not his own.”
It should be clarified that Camilo Ferro fled the scene and subsequently changed his physical appearance. He hid, according to the authorities, on a farm in Fusagasugá.
He is suicidal because he is aware that he made a serious mistake in a state of uneasiness not his own.
They explained that the person involved “does not habitually consume alcoholic beverages” and that this circumstance, added to a confession of infidelity that apparently came from six months ago, it caused her to go into a “state of anger and intense pain.” “We hope that this is taken into account when assessing the penalty to be imposed.” But it must be clarified that the law establishes that nothing justifies an act of violence such as the one presented.
Londoño added that the signature agrees with the Prosecutor’s Office, the victim and his client in the fact that no form of the case should remain in impunity. “But we appeal to a correct and not oversized typical adaptation, as is customary in the prosecuting body and which in our opinion bypasses due process.
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The firm also explained that Miguel Camilo Parra did not change his appearance to flee from the authorities, but rather he had simply cut his hair to make himself available to the Prosecutor’s Office. “He did it to face the circumstances of his unfortunate mistake, which in the end and seeing the humanistic side of criminal law does not define him as a human being, what does define him is his action that precedes said circumstance that today regrettable to happen ”.
Miguel Camilo Parra was hiding on a farm in Fusagasugá. At the time of his capture, his physical appearance had changed.
The lawyer also told EL TIEMPO that his client “loved Miss Angela Ferro, who always protected her, accompanied her” and collaborated with her in all things that were vitally important. “Likewise, she took care of her little son, with whom she had an excellent relationship, on nights when his mother did not arrive and always protected him ”. The truth is that Angela Ferro has said that it was not the first time that there had been acts of aggression against her and that the fights were continuous.
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Londoño said that Miguel is a young man with deep religious beliefs who saw Angela as his life partner. “The psychological report and his background easily establish that he is not a violent man and much less an aggressor of women, it is evident that it was a bad moment and an isolated and unfortunate event.” Faced with this, the Prosecutor’s Office investigates whether or not there was a history of violence with Ángela Ferro and with other couples from Parra.
In addition, the representative of this firm assured EL TIEMPO that from the moment the defense was assumed, at the initiative of Miguel Camilo, he informed the Prosecutor’s Office of his desire to place himself at his disposal. “We also ordered them to summon him to an interview and asked if there was an arrest warrant, which was made unnecessary due to the desire to appear before justice.”
However, despite this decision, the defense said that the arrest warrant proceeded.
What did the victim say?
Angela’s family has yet to come out of the commotion. They are filled with joy that justice is done, But there is also some anxiety because the attack against this woman was brutal.
For her part, Ángela Ferro, who is still in recovery, said that she still does not understand why her partner was able to commit such an attack. “He had already been aggressive, he had thrown me out of bed; he had tried to bite me, but at the same time he was detailed and changed. It was as if he were two different people,” said the woman, who is already in recovery.
Ferro also confirmed that before the attack she already had an apartment ready to move in and end her relationship with him.
He added that his son was not attacked because in the midst of the dysfunctional they had a good relationship with his ex-partner. “His capture was a surprise, I am very nervous, I am happy. I know that there is a long process coming, but I am also very afraid. Former partners of him have appeared who suffered more or the same as me and who had to leave the country.”
(Read more about what the victim said: ‘I am not afraid, I will go to the last consequences’)
What the violence figures say
In September, EL TIEMPO published a report that gave an account of how “gender-based violence increased and only calls to the Purple Line grew 230% compared to last year. In Bogotá alone, more than 40,000 women reported physical, psychological, economic and sexual violence during the pandemic.”
Of the violence reported, 49% were psychological; 25%, physical; 22%, economic; and 4%, sexual.
“The violence worsened, the pandemic confirmed the deep machismo that exists and the horror of sexist violence,” the district secretary for Women explained at that time.
In addition, the groups in defense of women’s rights in the country declared ‘National Emergency for Feminicides’, because until September, according to the Feminicides Colombia Foundation, sexist violence had killed more than 140 women.
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