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Convicted killer flees after being allowed to attend his son’s baptism in Copiapó

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • Chilean police released the identity and photograph of Néstor Jair Quiñones Hernández, who was serving a 10-year sentence for qualified homicide when he escaped in Copiapó.
  • A court granted him permission to leave prison to attend preparations for and the baptism of his son, at the defense’s request, without a prior hearing involving prosecutors.
  • The Atacama regional prosecutor’s office is investigating the procedural gap and whether third parties helped in the escape.

A 21-year-old man serving a 10-year sentence for qualified homicide escaped after receiving permission to leave prison for his son’s baptism in Copiapó.

Carabineros released the identity and photograph of Néstor Jair Quiñones Hernández as authorities investigated the circumstances of the flight. The leave covered preparations for the baptism as well as the ceremony itself.

without the holding of a prior hearing in which the Public Ministry could intervene

· Atacama Regional Prosecutor’s OfficeThe prosecutor’s office described the procedural circumstances surrounding the court’s authorization.

The Atacama Regional Prosecutor’s Office said the authorization came from the Copiapó Guarantee Court at the request of the defendant’s own legal team. Prosecutors said no prior hearing took place in which the Public Ministry could intervene.

The prosecutor’s office is examining that procedural gap and investigating whether third parties took part in the escape, with the aim of establishing possible criminal responsibility. Public Security Minister Martín Arrau also addressed the case on social media and questioned the court’s decision, saying, "No particular consideration can prevail over the common good or ignore the risk that this..."

No particular consideration can prevail over the common good or ignore the risk that this...

· Martín ArrauChile’s public security minister questioned the court’s decision in a social media post; the supplied text ends mid-quote.
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Originally published by Cooperativa in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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