A 15-year-old shooter received a seven-year juvenile detention sentence and placement in a specialised care centre for attempted murder and illegal weapons possession after shooting Miguel Uribe in June. The shooting occurred at a Bogota campaign event where the teenager shot Uribe in the head. Uribe, a 39-year-old opposition legislator, underwent multiple surgeries over two months in intensive care and died of a cerebral haemorrhage on August 11. Charges were not modified to homicide because Colombian law bars changing charges after they were accepted by a minor. Five adult suspects face aggravated homicide charges; motive and who ordered the attack remain unknown.
The 15-year-old shooter of Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe, who was attacked in June and died in August, has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention. The right-wing politician was shot in the head during a campaign event in Bogota by the teenager, who must remain in a specialised care centre for seven years, deprived of liberty, prosecutors said in a statement on Wednesday.
Uribe, a 39-year-old opposition legislator, underwent multiple surgeries during two months in an intensive care unit in Bogota, and died of a cerebral haemorrhage on August 11. The attack echoed the worst years of political violence in Colombia, where five presidential candidates were shot in the second half of the 20th century. Videos of the June 7 attack show Uribe speaking at a rally in a working-class neighbourhood of Bogota before gunshots were heard. The bloodied candidate collapsed amid the screams of hundreds of supporters.
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