Former Chilean police captain found guilty of assault for blinding woman
by John Bartlett in Santiago from World news | The Guardian on (#6368W)
Patricio Maturana fired a teargas canister that permanently blinded Fabiola Campillai as she walked to work during protests
A former Chilean police special forces captain has been found guilty of assault after permanently blinding a woman he shot in the face with a teargas canister during a wave of protests in 2019.
The court in the capital Santiago found that Patricio Maturana had committed unlawful coercion resulting in serious and very serious injuries" to Fabiola Campillai who was walking to a bus stop when she was struck. The public prosecutor has requested a 12-year prison sentence.
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