Public Prosecutor: Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Murder
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- A court in the Dominican Republic sentenced Yimi Francisco Acosta Mateo to 30 years in prison for killing his cousin in 2022.
- Prosecutors said Acosta Mateo stabbed Pablo Geovani Toribio Acosta during a robbery in Hacienda Estrella, Santo Domingo Norte.
- The court also ordered him to pay 2 million pesos in compensation to the victim’s relatives.
A court has sentenced Yimi Francisco Acosta Mateo to 30 years in prison for killing his cousin during a robbery in Hacienda Estrella, Santo Domingo Norte, in 2022.
Acosta Mateo was convicted of causing the death of Pablo Geovani Toribio Acosta, known as Vani, with several knife wounds. Prosecutors said he took an unspecified amount of money, a wallet and a gold chain from the victim.
The sentence follows a request from the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Acosta Mateo will serve the maximum prison term at the Las Parras Correction and Rehabilitation Center in San Antonio de Guerra, Santo Domingo province.
The court also ordered him to pay 2 million pesos in compensation to the victim’s family.
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Originally published by Diario Libre 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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