In the vicinity of Chanco, in the town of Curanipe, Juan Antonio VILLASEÑOR JARA, 37 years old, a scuba diver and member of the Partido Demócrata Cristiano, died on November 21, 1973.

According to the official version provided to the Judge of Chanco in report No. 27 from the 2nd Carabineros Precinct, his death occurred while Juan Villaseñor was driving his vehicle without lights during curfew hours.

Having failed to obey an order to halt, he allegedly drove the car toward the military personnel, who, after warning him to stop with a shot into the air, struck him in the head, causing his death. The police report insinuates that the victim was intoxicated.

According to the investigation conducted by the Commission, the following was established:

On the morning of the day of his death, Juan Villaseñor and a friend had an incident with some conscripts in the area. Hours later, members of the patrol, who were holding his friend in custody, caught up with him.

Upon seeing Villaseñor's vehicle, they proceeded to fire at it several times until they struck him. In the judicial investigation, it was established through eyewitness testimony that the military personnel had been looking for the victim prior to his death; that Villaseñor's vehicle had several bullet impacts; that the victim was not intoxicated according to the autopsy report; and that one of the soldiers admitted to having recognized the victim's vehicle before the shots were fired.

Based on this evidence, the Commission has formed the conviction that Juan Villaseñor was a victim of a human rights violation by State agents, who abused their power to cause his death.