On social networks, the player tried to clarify his situation, pointing out that he was not guilty and describing the measure as a judicial precaution.
Mathías Acuña, 32-year-old Uruguayan forward, was found dead last Saturday in a hotel in Ambato, Ecuador, in what authorities consider an apparent suicide.
Acuna He had recently returned to Mushuc Runa, a club in the Ecuadorian First Division, after a spell at Lamia FC in Greece. The news was confirmed by the team, which expressed its regret through a statement on social networks, and was also regretted by the Uruguayan Football Association.
Suicide of Mathías Acuña: the player had been reported by his ex-partner for gender violence
Acuña had reached Ecuador just one day before his death to rejoin the Mushuc Runa training, a team that is preparing for the South American Cup 2025. In recent months, the player He was involved in a legal situation related to accusations of physical and psychological abuse towards his ex-partner, which had generated media attention.. Although not directly related to his death, this context added complexity to his situation.
The life of the footballer was marked by a complex context, since two weeks before of his death, Acuña had been reported for gender violence by his ex-partnerwhich led to the placement of an electronic anklet as a precautionary measure.
On social networks, the player tried to clarify his situation, stating that he was not guilty and describing the measure as a judicial precaution. Besides, expressed his desire to leave a relationship behind which he described as toxic, stating that he had never used violence against anyone.
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“I am calm, surrounded by my people who know me and know that I have never violated anyone. “I have two female daughters and I want them to be respected and cared for as they should, I was born of a woman, I have nothing more to say.”Acuña had stated.
Despite his statementsthe complainant Lu Rodríguez, assured that the evidence presented was compelling and justified the measures imposed. The situation had a strong impact on the playerwho also he mentioned his daughters in his last postexpressing his I wish they were cared for and respected.
“All of this escalated and turned into physical violence. Yes, I put up with it for years. He got to the point where he wasn’t ashamed to hit me in front of his family, he knows it, his family knows it, everyone knows it, but money is the only thing that moves them.”the woman denounced.
Source: Ambito
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