The Investigative Police confirmed the arrest of the alleged perpetrator of the crime of a man whose body, on March 4, had been found wrapped in a blanket and nylon on the railroad track in the commune of Cerrillosin the southwestern sector of Santiago.
«The arrest of a 41-year-old subject was achieved for being the material author of the crime of homicide with a forceful element committed against another 30-year-old subject. After various investigative procedures it was established that Both had an argument motivated by jealousy, which caused the accused to hit the victim on his head with a blunt element.thus causing his death, leaving his body hidden inside a plastic bag on the edge of the railway line,» said Deputy Commissioner Mario Jara.
The background information collected by the Metropolitan Homicide Brigade and the alleged perpetrator of the crime were made available to the Prosecutor’s Office, which will determine the next steps, such as control of detention and eventual formalization in court.