Los Andes denies the defense version of the Jaime Esteban case

The case for the murder of the student Jaime Esteban, brutally beaten on October 31 in Bogotá, continues to add unusual episodes worthy of a script.

While the defense of the accused Juan Carlos assured the judge that his client was still “active student” from the University of Los Andes, but the institution itself categorically denied that version.

In an official document, the University of Los Andes confirmed that Juan Carlos has not been enrolled since the second semester of 2023, thus dismantling the argument with which his lawyer sought to justify a more benign security measure than prison.

“Mr. Juan Carlos Suárez Ortiz was enrolled as an undergraduate student until the second semester of 2023”reported Los Andes, making it clear that the defendant’s university years were in the past.

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The judicial hearing, however, was interrupted by an unexpected event: Municipal Criminal Judge 37 with Guarantees Control function, José Alejandro, suffered an accident inside the Palace of Justice in the morning.

According to reports, the judge tripped in the middle of a judges’ room and was immediately taken to the Santa Fe Foundation, where he is receiving medical attention. Due to his physical disability, the blow was serious and warranted the suspension of the procedure.