The main defendant for the crime of Tehuel de la Torre, Luis Alberto Ramoswas sentenced unanimously this Friday by the Criminal Court number 2 of La Plata to life imprisonment for ““homicide aggravated by hatred of sexual orientation and gender identity.” The trans boy disappeared in March 2021 and More than two years later, his body is still missing.
While his sentence was being resolved, outside the Court there was a social mobilization of various entities where they celebrated the sentence announced by the judges. Claudio Bernard, Silvia Hoerr and Ramiro Fernandez Lorenzo.
The ruling states that Ramos is not only guilty of the crime, but also of the disappearance of the body and “the harm that this causes to their loved ones.”
The lawyers Flavia Centurion and Christian Gonzalez and the prosecutor Juan Pablo Caniggia They had requested life imprisonment for the accused, while his defense attorney, Natalia Argenti, requested his acquittal.
Gender entity reports presented during the trial stated that this case It was framed within a hatred towards the gender identity that Tehuel had chosen.
The trial had begun on July 15, and more than 40 witnesses were heard and various pieces of evidence were presented. Now, it remains to be seen when the jury debate for the other defendant will begin, Oscar Montes.
Tehuel’s father asked to know where his son is
Andrés de la Torre, Tehuel’s father, said that the sentence against Luis Alberto Ramos is “good”, although he stressed that it is a failure because there is still no information on the whereabouts of his son.
Speaking to the Argentine News Agency, the man, who did not attend any court hearing, He expressed his satisfaction with the sentence received by the accused for the crime of homicide aggravated by hatred of gender identity.
However, he said: “It’s a failure because I’m more interested in knowing where he is than anything else.”
The disappearance of Tehuel de la Torre
Tehuel de la Torre disappeared on March 11, 2021, and two years later his body is still missing. The 22-year-old trans man was last seen in the Buenos Aires town of Alejandro Korn, when he met with Luis Alberto Ramos and Oscar Montes for a job offer as a waiter at an event.
Source: Ambito
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