José Gumercindo González Sepulveda
Mecánico — 32 years old.
Background
José Gumercindo González Sepulveda
Mecánico — 32 years old.
Case summary
José Gumercindo González Sepúlveda, a 32-year-old mechanic with no political affiliation, was detained by Carabineros at his workplace in Paine in October 1973. After being handed over to military personnel, he was subjected to political execution by state agents, and his remains were illegally interred in Patio 29 of the Cementerio General.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On October 10, 1973, José Gumercindo GONZALEZ SEPULVEDA, 32 years old, married, an employee at a local business, was detained on October 10, 1973, around 4:00 PM by Carabineros agents who beat him and removed him from his workplace, transporting him to the Paine Sub-Commissariat. His spouse brought him food at that location on the night of his detention.
Witnesses observed the following day when Carabineros handed the detainee over to personnel traveling in a military vehicle.
After multiple efforts made by the family, they were informed at the Legal Medical Service that the victim was dead and had been buried in Patio 29 of the General Cemetery. A death certificate was issued stating the date of death as October 9, 1973, and the location as Puente Viluco, inside the Viña el Carmen.
All of the above allows this Commission to reach the conviction that the victim died due to the actions of State agents while he remained in detention.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1712