The judges that make up the First The Collegiate Court of the judicial district of Santiago sentenced a man to 15 years in prison on Thursday night. agent of the Police National for the death of a child due to gunshot wounds, during the celebration of the carnival in this city in February 2023.
The cape of the institution of the order Alejandro Castro Cruz (Cocotico), 30 years old, was found guilty of committing the criminal offense of voluntary manslaughter.
The enlisted man was convicted of the death of the child Donally Martinez9 years old.
He courtmade up of the judges Carlos Colon, Claribel Mateo and Gladys de los Santos, also ordered that the Police National pay one compensation financial penalty of five million pesos to the family of the minor, after determining that it was a case of poor police action.
By motivating the judgmentthe room stated that the uniformed must instruct its members in conflict management.
During the audiencethe enlisted man said that as agent Police would never hurt a child intentionally.
He said his intention was only to fulfill his job as a member of the body of the order.
He agent must comply with the grief in the jail Special Operations of the institution in Manoguayabo, West Santo Domingo.
Event
The event occurred on late Sunday, February 12, 2023 when the child He was sitting in a chair in the vicinity of Las Carreras Avenue at the corner of Mella Street. Members of the police arrived at the scene uniformed to seize the sound equipment with which they listened to music in front of the hair salon of the victim’s father, Antony MartÃnez.
In the attempt to take the horn, one of the police officers He fired his service weapon several times, hitting one bullet in the infant’s chest and another in the arm, causing him to death.
