The hand of a man who allegedly tried to rob a cyclist in Cali has been amputated

The prosecution and the police are investigating what would be a new case of justice given by the citizens themselves in Cali (Valle del Cauca), in which a 26-year-old man had one of his hands amputated with a machete, after, apparently, he tried to steal an A cyclist east of this city in western Colombia.

This was reported in the newspaper El País de Cali, where they also reported that theThe events would have occurred in the district of Los Naranjos, exactly on calle 80 C with the crossing 103, on Saturday morning.

According to witnesses to the event, they reported in the Cali newspaper, The man appeared in this area with one of his hands amputated and a serious injury to the other arm, for which the community had to seek help from the police. from the region that helped him.

El País reported that residents of the region have indicated that the brutal assault on the man is believed to be linked to an attempted theft of a bicycle, while other neighbors have claimed it was personal revenge.

However, the police told the Valle del Cauca newspaper that these versions were false, although they did not give them a guess or a preliminary report on what had happened.

The injured man was transferred to the Versalles clinic and from there he was sent to the Valle del Lilí clinic where a new medical procedure will be performed. recover from the attack he suffered.

It seems, The affected person also did not want to share what had happened to him and why he had lost his limb, according to information collected by El País.

Meanwhile, Cali’s security secretary Carlos Rojas said in this newspaper that the authorities are concerned about the increase in cases in which citizens alone exercise justice.

“Very concerned about this fact. We understand that this was an alleged theft of a person who was traveling by bicycle, which is the information we have received beforehand “the official said in the Cali newspaper.

Rojas explained that In the earliest versions he had of this fact, after the victim committed the theft, he was detained by witnesses to the theft and they proceeded to cut his limb with a machete.

“We reject this fact and call on the community to do what the law establishes, which is to call the authorities and file the respective complaint,” Rojas said.

The official also indicated that they were waiting for the injured to leave the hospital where he is located so that he can appear before the judicial authorities and give his version of what happened.

“It is an absolutely unfortunate fact, we do not endorse justice with our own hand. The call is to apply what the law says. This person can be detained, but he must be turned over to the authorities so that the prosecution can be carried out, ”he added.

The secretary also indicated that they were awaiting the results which the police and the attorney general would deliver on this fact.

“An investigation and material facts are taking place here, with a report from the prosecutor’s office to properly conduct the investigation. Here the task is to ensure that justice can work, even if the citizens sometimes do not have confidence, here the call is for them to do so and to bring any criminal act to their attention ”, he said. concluded.

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