Nicolás Pachelo, who had been acquitted by the Oral Criminal Court No. 4 of San Isidrowas sentenced to life imprisonment as the author of the murder of María Marta García Belsunce that occurred on October 27, 2002 in the country of Carmel de Pilar.. Carlos Carrascosa, Belsunce’s widower, spoke about the conviction.
Carlos Carrascosa, who spent seven years in prison after being accused of being his wife’s murderer, was relieved and moved by the sentence that Pachelo received. After 22 years, the widower expressed that he feels that there is beginning to be justice for the crime of María Marta García Belsunce. «It was difficult but we did it«He said excitedly.
Moved that the culprit is finally brought to justice, Carrascosa said: «This was what I owed my wife so that she would be at peace. and I too begin to achieve peace after so many comings and goings. Up and down”. He also reflected “you should never stop persevering in what you want and that way one can always achieve it.
García Belsunce case: Pachelo sentenced to life imprisonment
The verdict, which bears the signatures of judges María Florencia Budiño and Fernando Luis María Mancini, He reversed Pachelo’s acquittal and found him guilty of the robbery and homicide in the victim’s home. This judicial turn confirmed the conviction of the deputy attorney general of San Isidro, Patricio Ferrari, who always maintained that Pachelo was the author of the crime.
After the initial acquittal by the Oral Court, Prosecutor Ferrari presented appeals to Chamber I of Cassation, arguing the existence of compelling evidence against Pachelo. The ruling of more than 400 pages represents a significant change in the course of the case, supporting the prosecution’s theory.
From the Buenos Aires Criminal Court of Cassation, it was highlighted that Pachelo was identified as the perpetrator of the crime to ensure impunity for the robbery that was being carried out at the home of the victims. This verdict confirmed the responsibility of the accused in a case that kept public opinion in suspense for years.
Nicolás Pachelo, son of one of the founders of country Carmel, also He faces a sentence for a series of robberies that occurred between 2017 and 2018 in different private neighborhoods.