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SANTIAGO.- Luis Andrés Araya Galaz, who is charged with murdering businesswoman Soledad Lapostol, entered Courtroom 14 of the Third Tribunal today at 9:38 AM wearing a lime green shirt and blue pants to begin a trial that is expected to last approximately one month.
The oral trial is being presided over by Judge José Pablo Rodríguez, with Public Prosecutors Jorge Reyes and Rodrigo Mena, prosecuting attorney for the Lapostol family, Francisco Cox, accompanied by the attorney for the Ministry of Interior, Ximena Leal; as well as defense attorney Jorge Villalobos.
Araya Galaz is charged with violent robbery, kidnapping, and homicide, as well as illegal possession and use of a private document.
The defendant could receive 15 years in prison for the violent robbery charge alone, while the kidnapping and murder charges may get him a life sentence. Meanwhile, Araya Galaz risks a...
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SANTIAGO.- Santiago's Fourth Court of Appeals has issued a unanimous ruling to place Evelyn Cisternas Carriel into preventive custody while she awaits trial. Cisternas Carriel is the girlfriend of Luis Araya Galaz, who is the primary suspect in the murder of María Soledad Lapostol.
With Evelyn Cisternas Carriel present, the court declared a dismissal of the initial decision made by the Fourth Penal Court to release her from custody after Araya's arrest on the night of January 12th of this year.
Cisternas was found with Araya when he was apprehended. According to statements made by Cisternas today, she and her boyfriend had been saying their good-byes because Araya was about to turn himself in to clarify his part in the Lapostol case.
After listening to arguments from Eastern Regional Public Attorney Xavier Armendáriz as well as Defense...
