Carlos Alberto Valverde Briones
Maquinista FF.CC. — 45 years old.
Background
Carlos Alberto Valverde Briones
Maquinista FF.CC. — 45 years old.
Case summary
Carlos Alberto Valverde Briones, a 45-year-old train driver, was murdered on June 27, 1985, in an act of political violence in Quillota. He died due to the detonation of two explosive devices that had been placed on the railway track, which exploded when he stepped off the train to remove an obstacle.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Carlos Alberto Valverde Briones died that day at 20:05 hours, due to "section of the lumbar spine, hepatic and gastric rupture, acute crisis, caused by the explosion of an explosive device, homicide," as stated in the Medical Death Certificate from the Legal Medical Institute.
At 19:10 hours on June 27, according to press reports and information provided by his spouse, while Valverde Briones was performing his normal duties as a train engineer and traveling from Valparaíso to Quillota, he was forced to stop the train at kilometer 144 upon finding a utility pole on the railway tracks.
As he approached it, two explosive devices detonated, causing him serious injuries. He passed away while being transported to the Hospital de Limache.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council declared Carlos Alberto Valverde Briones a victim of political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2023