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Jorge Mario Rengifo Campo, 33, must face an oral trial for allegedly dragging citizen Armando Pérez Aponte with his truck about 200 meters, in the middle of an argument registered in the Novalito neighborhood, north of Valledupar.
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Although the case happened two years ago, exactly one morning on December 26, 2018, only until the recent weekend did the sectional Prosecutor’s Office 17 and the defense present the evidentiary stipulations to bring Rengifo to an oral trial before the First Criminal Circuit Court with Knowledge function.
At the hearing, the defense attorney, Nivaldo Cabello, and the prosecutor, Ana Amaya, announced that they had witnesses, among other material evidence, but the judge did not rule on their suitability because a reasonable time was necessary to analyze them.
The facts to be debated originated in a tobacconist located on Carrera 9 with Calle 7d. On the site, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, Armado Pérez was chatting with some friends when Jorge Rengifo arrived later, with whom he linked up a discussion.
“The verbal assault turned into a physical assault (…) Rengifo Campo threatens Pérez Aponte with death, who decides to leave the aforementioned place taking Carrera 9 to the north of the city, deciding to stop the car on Carrera 9 in front of DPA to inform him Over the phone to his brother what happened, he got out of the vehicle and that’s when Rengifo Campo suddenly appeared and collided with Pérez Aponte’s humanity “, reads in the formulation of the accusation of the case.
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He adds that for this reason, one of the victim’s companions got out of the car to tell Rengifo that he had Pérez under his truck, however, he reversed and dragged him up to 200 meters.
Thus, at the beginning of March of last year Jorge Mario Rengifo was captured and presented to preliminary hearings before the Fourth Municipal Criminal Court with the function of Control of Guarantees of the city.
Since then he has been prosecuted for the crime of attempted aggravated murder, although he has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
