Macabro crime in Chile: young man was killed and his mother -in -law confessed the homicide

A homicide occurred in the early hours of Thursday, March 28, shocked the community of Rahue Alto, in the city of Osorno, Chile. The victim, Estefany Morales, a 22 -year -old girl and Venezuelan nationality, was found lifeless in the courtyard of a home located in the Pedro Aguirre Cerda population.

The case was activated after the call of a man, a couple of the victim, to Carabineros, indicating that his mother, Miriam Cortés, 48, had confessed the murder. Personnel of the third police station of Rahue Alto went to the place, confirming the veracity of the incident.

According to the information delivered by the prosecutor María Angélica de Miguel, a verdict for qualified homicide is sought, because the accused knew that her children were not going to be at home for several hours, in addition to manipulating the victim’s phone and making an exhaustive cleaning and change of clothes to avoid suspicion.

The official also confirmed that there were no previous records of domestic violence at the home or criminal record of the accused. «We are facing an extreme gravity fact that is being investigated in all its dimensions,» he said.

Crime mobile

According to the investigation, the mobile of the crime was that Estefany, along with his daughter and his partner, had planned to move to a house to live independently, motivating the attack by Miriam Cortés to Estefany.

Cortés was in pretrial detention by order of the court, with a period of 100 days of investigation to carry out the corresponding expertise in one of the most rugged cases in recent times in the city.

Julio Yusthy Sub -prefect, head of the Osorno Homicide Brigade, explained that the victim was attacked with a white weapon at the top of the body. «The body had various cutting and short -time lesions in the upper area. There are no indications of dismembered, ”he said, discarding initial versions that circulated on social networks.

The Venezuelan Estefany Morales lived legally in Chile and was the mother of a two -year -old girl. The exact causes of the crime, the weapon used and the specific motivations behind the attack continue to be a matter of investigation by the Prosecutor’s Office and the homicide brigade.