Death of a teenager victim of a gang rape in Bolivia

A 17-year-old boy, victim of a collective gang rape in the Bolivian region of Oruro, in the west of the country, died after being dead for just over two weeks in a hospital, according to a judicial source, according to the EFE agency.

This Saturday, an autopsy was performed on the body of the girl, told the media the prosecutor of the department of Oruro, Orlando Zapata.

"We regret this fact for the family – it's a very difficult, very solid case," added Zapata, who also recommended parent parents to "more rigorously control their children in school" in order to avoid such fatal consequences.

Stopped

The defendants for the rape of the girl are four adolescents between the ages of 16 and 17, who are detained in a juvenile reeducation center and are being investigated for aggravated rape.

After the death of the young woman, the public prosecutor could "increase the crime rate" and turn it into a feminicide, said the prosecutor.

Zapata added that a medico-legal report is expected indicating whether the four accused have used drugs in addition to alcoholic beverages.

About the fact

This is what happened on October 16, when the four boys agreed to meet the victim and three other friends to consume alcoholic beverages in a house in the city of Oruro, according to the Attorney's office, at the time the case was known.

The girl, who went alone to the meeting, lost consciousness after drinking two glasses of drink and when she woke up "she did not remember what had happened, she had very cold and had severe pain in the hips, which did not allow him to stand up, "he said. then the public prosecutor.

The teenager managed to leave home and was helped by passers-by who transferred her to a hospital where she was admitted in critical condition with a reserved diagnosis.

Research

The incident caused such turmoil that the Bolivian government created a commission to investigate the case and personally assist the victim.

The Minister of Justice, Héctor Arce, has drawn attention to the number of violations committed by the group in the country in recent months.