The fan of a Quito soccer team was stabbed to death; his alleged attacker received pretrial detention

The fight between members of the bars of the Ecuadorian soccer teams had a new fatality. Anthony was with a group of friends in a store located in the Atucucho neighborhood, north of Quito. Suddenly, a group of fans from another team would have arrived at the scene, after a fight, he received a stab wound to his chest, which ended his life.

Francisco R., identified as a member of the opposing bar and designated as the alleged perpetrator of the 24-year-old man’s murder, was arrested and this Monday, a judge ordered preventive detention against him.

This, accepting the request made by the Prosecutor’s Office. The prosecutor on duty, Juan Carlos Zúñiga, presented among the evidence: the record of the removal of the body and the autopsy protocol, the conclusion of which determines that the cause of death was a stab wound at chest level suffered in the attack; and, the report raised by the apprehending agents.

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In addition, he put together the version of two witnesses who witnessed the fight and who identified the alleged attacker. These elements were enough for the judge to presume the commission of the criminal offense by Francisco R.

Several tributes and songs by members of the victim’s barra brava have been performed in the north of the city. His body is still watched over by his friends and family. A ceremony is expected to take place Tuesday before he is moved to the cemetery.

On social networks, several journalists and figures linked to sports reproached this act of violence that mourned a family and highlighted the existing rivalry outside the soccer fields.

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On the legal issue, the tax investigation will last 30 days, during which time it is expected that all the evidence and elements that will clarify the circumstances of this death will be collected.

The legal figure for which Francisco R. is being prosecuted is homicide. This is typified in article 144 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP), which establishes a prison term of 10 to 13 years. (YO)