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Judge revokes preventive detention for Julia Chuñil’s son, saying it amounted to advance punishment

From Cooperativa · () Spanish

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  • A court in Los Ríos Region revoked preventive detention for Javier Troncoso Chuñil, who is accused of allegedly killing his mother, Julia Chuñil.
  • The court replaced detention with total house arrest after his defense argued for a change in precautionary measures.
  • The judge cited the eight months already spent in preventive detention and said other measures could ensure the defendant’s appearance in court.

Javier Troncoso Chuñil will leave preventive detention after a court in Los Lagos, in Chile’s Los Ríos Region, replaced the measure with total house arrest.

Troncoso Chuñil faces accusations in the alleged parricide of his mother, Julia Chuñil. His defense requested the change, and the court accepted the argument that the most severe precautionary measure could no longer be justified in its current form.

During the hearing, the judge said preventive detention cannot become an advance punishment. The court also found that other precautionary measures were sufficient to ensure the defendant’s appearance during the proceedings.

Defense lawyer Karina Riquelme welcomed the ruling and explained the arguments presented to secure the modification. She said the court had considered that eight months had already passed, although the supplied account ends before her full statement is given.

Preventive detention cannot become an advance punishment.

· Presiding judgeThe judge cited this principle when replacing the defendant’s preventive detention with total house arrest.
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