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Fernando Omar Faundez Muñoz

Obrero Construcción — 22 years old.

Background

StatusNational Commission for Reparation and Reconciliation Violation of Human Rights
DateOctober 8, 1973
LocationMacul, Santiago, RM Metropolitana
Age22 years old
OccupationObrero Construcción
AffiliationSin Militancia

Case summary

Fernando Omar Faundez Muñoz, a 22-year-old construction worker with no political affiliation, was detained by Carabineros on October 7, 1973, during a raid. The following day, he was executed by state agents while in their custody; his death by gunshot wounds was classified as a human rights violation.

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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]

Both died that day at 5:30 hours, at Pedro de Valdivia and Camino Agrícola, due to cranial and thoracic-abdominal gunshot wounds, as recorded in the respective Medical Death Certificates from the Legal Medical Institute.

According to testimonies from family members, Fernando Faúndez and Pedro Marín were detained on the morning of October 7, along with Jorge Pérez Ubeda, in the La Legua neighborhood, by Carabineros officers who were conducting a raid in the area. The three detainees appeared dead under identical circumstances, and their remains were identified at the Legal Medical Institute by their relatives.

Jorge Pérez Ubeda was classified as a victim of human rights violations by the National Commission for Truth and Reconciliation.

Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted by this Corporation, the Superior Council reached the conviction that Fernando Omar Faúndez Muñoz and Pedro Vicente Marín Mejías were executed by State agents while they were in detention and outside of any legal process, a situation constituting a human rights violation.

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How to cite this record

DondeEstan.cl (2026). Fernando Omar Faundez Muñoz. Retrieved on June 4, 2026, from https://dondeestan.cl/record/fernando-omar-faundez-munoz. Original sources: Museum of Memory (https://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2658).