Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones
Agricultor — 29 years old.
Background
Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones
Agricultor — 29 years old.
Case summary
Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones, a 29-year-old farmer with no political affiliation, was murdered on October 1, 1978, in Rengo. His death, along with that of his friend Ana González, was caused by a Carabineros officer acting out of jealousy; it was declared a human rights violation as it constituted an abuse of power by an agent of the State.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Ana Jeanette González Moena and her friend Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones died that day, in the town of Rengo, from cerebral explosion due to a facial gunshot wound, as recorded in the respective Medical Death Certificates from the Legal Medical Institute.
Their lifeless bodies were found on the morning of October 2, inside Fernando Guevara's car, at the Pan-American Highway South junction with the Rengo crossing.
Although the judicial process initiated concluded with a temporary dismissal, the Superior Council—based on confidential information provided to it—reached the conviction that the shots that caused the deaths of both were fired by a Carabineros officer, who acted motivated by jealousy regarding Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones.
The young woman's death was to prevent her from reporting him. The officer acted with the protection of other members of the institution.
Considering the evidence gathered, the Superior Council deemed that the death of Ana Jeanette González Moena and Fernando Enrique Guevara Mardones was the result of an abuse of power committed by a State agent who acted for personal motives, outside the scope of his duties and without having been legally sanctioned for this act.
For these reasons, it declared them victims of human rights violations.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2682