A woman was attacked with acid in Medellín

A 35-year-old woman was attacked with acid in the San Germán district of Medellín last Saturday, confirmed Colonel Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Deputy Commander of the Metropolitan Police of Aburrá Valley.

The woman, mother of two, was attacked with acid at 1:30 pm by a man who was waiting in front of her house and when she left her house she threw away the chemical on various parts of his body and Then he escaped on a motorcycle.

"This causes damage to the face, chest and upper limbs," Rodriguez confirmed. The victim was transferred to Pablo Tobón Uribe Hospital, where he is recovering from his injuries and receiving psychological support.

The authorities are trying to establish the aggressor's connection with the woman to find her capture because it could be a pbadionate attack in which several people would be linked.

"We are working with the Office of the Prosecutor to achieve the individualization and prosecution of the people who have caused this.We access all the technological resources to establish who is the person to advance the law. investigate and identify the causes, "concluded the official.

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Protocol of the Office of the Prosecutor

June 21 , the Public Prosecutor's Office and the Natalia Ponce de León Foundation have signed a protocol to prevent the revictimization of victims of acid attacks and to guide investigations.

This agreement was made as part of the actions to implement Law 1773 of 2016, known as "Natalia Ponce de León", which provides for harsher penalties for people who attack women or men with acids or other corrosive chemicals.

"This gives investigators a guide on when, where and how to develop processes, and actions are taken to not revictimize survivors of this crime," said Attorney General Néstor Humberto. Martínez

Since the promulgation of the Natalia Ponce de León law, promulgated in 2016, 98 investigations have been carried out into this crime, of which women become the main victims and suffer for life and in a terrible way the consequences of these attacks against their dignity and their identity.

The protocol was built after a year of work with the Foundation "Natalia Ponce de León" and becomes a fundamental tool for the rapid prosecution of the attackers, and will allow the Office of the Prosecutor to improve the conviction rate that the previous year reached an outstanding average of 55%.

"That's why the accompaniment of the Foundation, from the moment the crime is committed, we are aware of it, and access to the victim, somehow will encourage us a lot more in research and coaching not to revictimize the people and their families who are experiencing this crime, "said the head of the investigative body.