Córdoba's courts will begin on Wednesday the trial for the brutal murder of Sebastián Villarreal. The violent crime that occurred in February 2024 shocked society because of the violence that was unleashed. On the defendants' bench, 3 adults accused of homicide in the course of robbery will take their seats.
Héctor Herrera, Luciano Busto, and Axel Escada face the proceedings after the failed attempt to conclude a shortened trial. The victim's family managed to stop that judicial maneuver in order to demand that the trial be oral and public before society. The prosecution is demanding that the charges be changed to homicide criminis causa in order to obtain life imprisonment.
The case exposes the impunity that the current juvenile criminal system grants to young offenders. The 17-year-old teenager who fired the shots is serving a sentence at Complejo Esperanza. However, another 14-year-old participant was declared not criminally responsible and was released after only 6 months of state institutionalization.
Cold-blooded execution over a motorcycle
Sebastián was intercepted in the Yofre Norte neighborhood when he was leaving for work on his motorcycle in broad daylight. The victim raised his hands and begged, screaming, that they not shoot him, handing over the vehicle without resistance. The criminals executed him with 2 shots to the chest with total disregard for human life.
