José Orlando Jara Latorre
Estudiante — 13 years old.
Background
José Orlando Jara Latorre
Estudiante — 13 years old.
Case summary
José Orlando Jara Latorre, a 13-year-old student, was killed by gunshot wounds on September 26, 1973, in Santiago. He died alongside a friend at the hands of uniformed personnel during the curfew, while both had gone out to look for work.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
José Orlando Jara Latorre and Claudio Enrique Jeldres de la Cuadra died that day at 8:00 hours, on a public thoroughfare, due to thoracic gunshot wounds, as attested by the respective Medical Death Certificates from the Legal Medical Institute.
According to information provided by their relatives, Claudio Jeldres left his home on September 25, accompanied by his neighbor José Orlando Jara, for the purpose of looking for work. Neither of the two returned to their home.
According to information obtained by the family, uniformed personnel killed them during curfew hours, in a vacant lot located at the intersection of Avenida Vicuña Mackenna and Departamental. Both bodies, bearing numerous gunshot impacts, were identified at the Legal Medical Institute one week after the events occurred.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation carried out by this Corporation, the Superior Council, taking into account the date and cause of their deaths, declared José Orlando Jara Latorre and Claudio Enrique Jeldres de la Cuadra to be victims of the prevailing political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2691