The defendant confessed and, after an agreement was reached by all parties, was sentenced to nine years in prison. This is Diego Gonzalo Olmedo, who came to the abbreviated trial as the author of the crime of simple homicide, for a fact that occurred on November 23, at the intersection of Chazarreta and Fortín San José de Pocoy streets, in the Norte Grande neighborhood of the city of Salta, when he killed his friend. During the hearing, the defendant confessed to the homicide, expressed his regret for what happened and even apologized to the victim's family, highlights the report from the Provincial Public Prosecutor's Office. Judge of Guaranteies 8 of the Central district, Claudia Puertas, after receiving the defendant's confession and with the agreement of the parties, sentenced him to the penalty of nine years of effective prison sentence. IP Likewise, according to what Argentine News Agency learned, he was declared a recidivist for the third time, and ordered that he be registered in the Genetic Data Bank. The crime occurred when Olmedo was with the victim, a 34-year-old man, and after an argument, “he injured him with a short sharp object, causing his death by hypovolemic shock from a stab wound”.
Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Friend's Murder in Salta
Diego Gonzalo Olmedo confessed to killing his friend in Salta and was sentenced to nine years in prison. The court also declared him a recidivist.