Teenage shooter of Colombian presidential hopeful sentenced to seven years

Fifteen-year-old sentenced for attempted execution and amerciable possession of weapons aft shooting Miguel Uribe successful June.

The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian statesmanlike campaigner Miguel Uribe, who was attacked successful June and died successful August, has been sentenced to 7 years successful juvenile detention.

The right-wing person was changeable successful the caput during a run lawsuit successful Bogota by the teenager, who “must stay successful a specialised attraction centre for 7 years, deprived of liberty”, prosecutors said successful a connection connected Wednesday.

The teen was charged with attempted execution and amerciable possession of weapons – not homicide – due to the fact that Colombian instrumentality does not licence modifying charges aft they person been accepted by a insignificant defendant.

Uribe, a 39-year-old absorption legislator, underwent aggregate surgeries during 2 months successful an intensive attraction portion successful Bogota, and died of a cerebral haemorrhage connected August 11.

The onslaught echoed the worst years of governmental unit successful Colombia, wherever 5 statesmanlike candidates were changeable successful the 2nd fractional of the 20th century.

Videos of the June 7 onslaught amusement Uribe speaking astatine a rally successful a working-class neighbourhood of Bogota earlier gunshots were heard. The bloodied campaigner collapsed amid the screams of hundreds of supporters.

Five others arrested

The insignificant changeable Uribe 3 times, including doubly successful the head, earlier the candidate’s bodyguards were capable to coiled and detain the shooter.

Five others – each adults – person been arrested and charged with aggravated homicide successful transportation to the attack. Authorities person not determined who ordered the onslaught oregon why.