Debate over the causes of death of the brother of a murdered athlete - Cali - Colombia

The drama of the Tobón Sánchez family has aroused messages of condolences and encouragement in memory of the two brothers who lost their lives in tragic episodes in Cali.

In April 2021, Jorge Felipe Tobón, athlete of the Colombian Hockey Team, was killed in a robbery on a hill; and on February 15, the death of his brother Julián Andrés occurred, when he was riding a motorcycle on the road to the south of Colombia,

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On February 15, Julián Andrés Tobón, a biomedical and electromedical doctor, was traveling on a motorcycle along the highway between the capital of Valle del Cauca and Jamundí.

The professional, who was going to provide a service in an entity on the border between Valle and Cauca, had not used his car due to the congestion between the two cities.

But at the height of race 127, Julián Andrés lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a utility pole. His death was on the spot.

Photo taken by the Tobón Sánchez family on the way to Jamundí

Site where Julián Tobón fell on a motorcycle

The relatives of the young man, in the midst of his pain, received information that he had an accident through a hole.

Jorge Mario Tobón, Julián’s father, said “I invite the two Secretaries of Mobility and Infrastructure so that we can go to the site and show them the loopholes that are on that road, if they have not already covered them. They are washing their hands and deny the ineptitude and inefficiency of that mayor’s office”.

This pronouncement is due to the fact that the Cali District administration reported that the accident was not due to road damage.

The Secretary of Infrastructure, Néstor Martínez, expressed condolences for the pain suffered by the Tobón family.

He assured that experts from the Ministry of Mobility detailed that in the section there is no road failure associated with the fall and death of the young man.

He said that the technicians reported that about a hundred meters around race 127, where Julián Tobón fell, there is no road damage.

According to that report, the motorcycle would have gone up to the berm and soft area. The rims have no signs of damage or bursting.

In a statement, the Tobón Sánchez say that on behalf of the family “a tour of the sector was carried out and, specifically, of the scene of the events, in which it can be evidenced, to verify the real state of the asphalt folder in a radius of 50 meters around, being fully evidenced in a video its real state”.

On April 18, 2021, Jorge Felipe Tobón, who was a player for the Colombia and Valle hockey team, died in a robbery on the hill. Four arrests have been reported for this crime.

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Cali: Brother of athlete killed in robbery on hill dies in accident - Cali - Colombia

In a car accidentwhich would be due to a gap in the road from Cali to JamundíJulián Andrés Tobón Sánchez died on the spot when he was on his way to do some work.

In April of last year, he suffered from grief at the murder of Jorge Felipe Tobon Sanchez, player of the Colombian National Hockey Team. in a robbery on a hill in the capital of Valle del Cauca.

On the morning of Monday, February 14, Julian Andres Tobon Sanchez He left his home in Cali aboard a motorcycle.

His intention was to reach Puerto Tejada, in the north of Cauca, limits with Valle del Cauca. As a technologist in electromedicine, he had to attend to the maintenance of equipment in an institution in the area.

His father, Jorge Mario Tobon A retired Army sergeant, who is grieving over the death of two children, says that Julián Andrés never refused to provide a service because he said that the equipment had to be fully operational for diagnosis or instrument sterilization.

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He decided that he would travel by motorcycle because if he used a car he would have inconveniences due to the high congestion in the road to Jamundi.

The professional lost control of the motorcycle and crashed into a pole. His death was on the spot.

His father assures that in his death there is negligence and corruption in a road that was built years ago and has been left halfway.

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How many times did you run late at night to repair the biomedical equipment, because it failed and its normal operation was required to save a life that required it?

Jorge Felipe Tobón, murdered in a robbery on the hill of Cali

“Our son, who in life, leaves us a beautiful grandson, nephew of just four years and an adorable companion, was not only a son, brother, friend, an exemplary professional, but also, he always committed himself to being a great citizen and a great person…”, says a message from the family.

He notes that Julián Andrés “managed to stand out in all areas of life, as a worthy representative of health, as a technologist in electromedicine. A professional devoted to saving lives… how many times did he run, late at night, to repair biomedical equipment, because they failed and their normal functioning was required to save a life that required it. Their actions and acts in the field of health are infinite”.

On April 18, 2021, the tragic death of Jorge Felipe Tobón, hockey player and coachwho went out early with his girlfriend to training for the closed close to your home in north of Cali.

A few minutes later, when they were just beginning the ascent through the back of Chipichape, they were met by some young men with sharp weapons.

They intimidated the couple who had no other belongings and told Tobón’s girlfriend to go downstairs to look for money. This would prevent sexual abuse, according to the complaints.

The athlete was subdued and tied up. In these circumstances he lost most of his clothing and suffered injuries that caused his death, when his girlfriend returned accompanied by other people to help him.

Four people have been arrested for the crime. Last July, the father announced that he had gone into exile.

“Today I ask, beg, exclaim and demand as a citizen within the legal parameters, the State at the national, departmental and local levels. That their actions of negligence do not continue to claim more lives and in this case due to the abandonment and corruption on the roads of our country, do not take more lives,” he wrote on social media Monday.

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