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The sentence passed against a young man who killed his sister's alleged aggressor in Carcelén, in the north of Quito, is controversial and divides opinions. This is the case that led Santiago Ortega to prison, who faces a 10-year sentence, but the sentence may increase.

Of the pair of facts there is no video of the attempted robbery of the woman, as she describes it since they surprised her to take what she had in the Carcelén land terminal; the material from the Prosecutor's Office is from Santiago's attack on the alleged assailant and is key to the institution.

El Universo states that “the appeal hearing for the first instance sentence is scheduled for April 13. This resource was presented both by the Prosecutor's Office and by the defense of the accused.

They explain that the prosecutorial body “seeks that the judges sanction Santiago Ortega for murder, but also that the aggravating circumstances of article 47, numerals 5 and 7 of the Comprehensive Organic Criminal Code (COIP) be considered, with which his sentence would increase from 26 to 34 years and 8 months in prison”.