One of those accused of murdering Oswaldo Muñoz in TM is captured and sent to prison

The man, who would be a Venezuelan migrant, was captured by the police in Cúcuta, where he had planned to return to his country. A guarantee control judge sent him to prison.

The Police captured and a guarantee control judge sent to jail one of the four accused of murdering Oswaldo Muñoz, a 46-year-old man who was traveling on a Transmilenio (TM) bus when several subjects boarded him and, with In order to steal his cell phone, they stabbed him in one of his legs, killing him minutes later.

The investigated subject, known as alias “Chómpiras”, was tracked by the police cameras from the day the homicide was committed, in which three more subjects who are still being wanted by the uniformed officers have also participated. According to investigations by the Prosecutor’s Office, this man is the one who would have stabbed Muñoz.

Thanks to the cameras and search operations, the Police were able to determine that the man left Bogotá for Cúcuta, where he planned to return to Venezuela, his country of origin, however, the authorities achieved his capture before he could do so, in the El Callejón neighborhood.

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The man was presented before a guarantee control judge, who charged him with the crimes of aggravated homicide and qualified and aggravated theft. The charges were not accepted by the defendant, however, the judge decided to issue a security measure in a prison.

The events occurred on October 28 and caused a commotion in the capital. Since then, the Police have begun to carry out investigations to identify the alleged perpetrators and even a reward of up to $ 20 million has been offered for anyone who provides useful information for the authorities. Uniforms continue to track the whereabouts of the other three men who would have participated in the event.