Diego Cadavid, the father of the girl Sofía Cadavid, who was murdered on December 17, 2020 in Rionegro, in Eastern Antioquia, was sentenced to 35 years in prison.
A judge issued the conviction for aggravated homicide, in a case that shocked the country, as the 18-month-old girl died violently.
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The main suspect, after the investigations, was the father, and that is why a process was started. On December 18, one day after the crime and when Cadavid was captured, Francisco Barbosa himself, Attorney General of the Nation, stated that he would be charged with the crime of aggravated femicide.
“We are going to charge him with the crime of aggravated femicide before a judge of guarantees. We are not going to allow acts of impunity in this country,” were Barbosa’s words at the time.
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The Rio Negro children joined the wake in memory of Sofía Cadavid.
Courtesy Mayor of Rionegro
As this newspaper had already reported, Diego Armando Cadavid had taken her from his home in Rionegro (Eastern Antioquia) at 12 noon and had arranged to return her at six in the afternoon, as confirmed by the authorities.
Upon reporting her as missing, the Army, Firefighters, Police, residents of the sector and officials from the Mayor’s Office of Rionegro undertook the search for the 18-month-old girl.
“Around 2:24 in the morning, the girl Sofía was found lifeless, with signs of violence and wounded with a sharp weapon. Given this, and after the evidence collected by the judicial authorities, an arrest warrant was issued against the victim’s father and -as I mentioned- that arrest warrant has been confirmed and the alleged aggressor of the girl Sofía has been captured. “, detailed at that time Rodrigo Hernández Alzate, mayor of Rionegro.
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On the judge’s ruling, the local president celebrated that justice has been done.
“I am pleased that Justice condemns the murderer of the girl Sofía Cadavid for aggravated homicide, in December 2020, in a fact that tore us as rionegreros and society. In Rionegro all life is sacred and even more so those of our children, to whom we should only give love, example and protection,” he said.
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