"On September 1, 2022, a man pulled the trigger of a gun inches from former Argentine president Cristina Kirchner's head. The bullet missed, and Kirchner was unharmed, unaware at the time that she had just been the victim of a failed assassination attempt. But the attack was recorded, and the video quickly went viral, playing endlessly on cell phones and televisions across a nation in shock."
"Three years later, the Sixth Federal Court of Buenos Aires sentenced the attacker, Fernando Sabag Montiel, to 10 years in prison for attempting to assassinate Kirchner. His ex-girlfriend, Brenda Uliarte, received an eight-year sentence for being a necessary accomplice. The court found both defendants guilty and consolidated Sabag Montiel's sentences. He will serve a total of 14 years in prison, taking into account his previous four-year sentence for selling child pornography."
"Television stations that recorded the failed attack live also later showed Brenda Uliarte leaving the scene. The perpetrator of the attack confessed in court that his intention was to kill the former president. Because she's corrupt, she steals, and she harms society, he explained in June. His rhetoric remained the same from the outset. I wanted to kill her, he said in his pre-trial statement."
A failed assassination attempt on September 1, 2022 left Cristina Kirchner unharmed when a gunshot fired inches from her head failed to discharge. The event was captured on video and circulated widely across the country. The attacker, Fernando Sabag Montiel, was identified, detained by the crowd and later handed to police. Sabag Montiel and accomplice Brenda Uliarte were tried and found guilty; Sabag Montiel received a ten-year sentence for the attempt, consolidated to a 14-year term including a prior sentence, while Uliarte received an eight-year sentence for her role.
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