Penal - Rol N° O-163-2020

This document details a case involving alleged domestic violence. The incident occurred on December 9, 2019, at approximately 07:30 hours, at the residence located at Pasaje Michay N° 5526, Villa La Florida III, La Serena. The defendant, Mario Roberto Contreras Araya, allegedly assaulted his ex-partner, Sara Alejandra Muñoz Araya, resulting in injuries described as minor. The prosecution charged the defendant with consummated offenses of less serious bodily harm in the context of domestic violence, citing articles of the Penal Code and Law 20.066. The prosecution requested a sentence of 300 days imprisonment, along with accessory measures. However, the defendant was ultimately acquitted. Key factors in the acquittal included the prosecution's withdrawal of evidence after the victim announced she would not testify, leading to a lack of sufficient proof to support the charges. The defendant's prior good conduct was acknowledged as a mitigating factor, and no aggravating circumstances were found.

• Datos básicos del caso: * Tribunal: Juzgado de Garantía de La Serena. * RUC: 1901333134-3. * RIT: 163-2020. * Fecha: 13 de febrero de 2020. * Tipo de procedimiento: Juicio Oral Simplificado.

• Hechos acreditados: * El 9 de diciembre de 2019, aproximadamente a las 07:30 horas, en el interior del domicilio ubicado en Dirección, Nombre agredió a su ex conviviente, Nombre, con golpes de pies y puño en diferentes partes del cuerpo. * Las lesiones sufridas por la víctima fueron descritas como “policontusa, malestar y dolor en antebrazo y región lumbar”, clínicamente leves.

• Calificación jurídica y pena impuesta: * El Ministerio Público calificó los hechos como constitutivos del delito consumado de lesione...