A Buenos Aires court has annulled the murder conviction of former police officer Luis Chocobar, who shot and killed a 17-year-old who had just stabbed a tourist in La Boca in 2017. The Buenos Aires City Chamber of Criminal Cassation said the arguments for the sentence were “unclear” and called for a new trial. Although Security Minister Patricia Bullrich celebrated the ruling, the decision does not mean that Chocobar has been acquitted. In 2021, Chocobar was convicted of aggravated homicide and abusive use of a firearm in breach of duty after shooting 17-year-old Juan Pablo Kukoc, who had mugged and stabbed a tourist in La Boca in 2017. A pesar de que el policía dijo que Kukoc lo quiso atacar con un cuchillo, la prueba demostró que sus disparos fueron por la espalda, mientras el joven corría para escapar.

Source: Bueno Aires Herald May 08, 2024 12:21 UTC