Lastenia del Carmen Lastra Ayala
Dueña de Casa — 31 years old.
Background
Lastenia del Carmen Lastra Ayala
Dueña de Casa — 31 years old.
Case summary
Lastenia del Carmen Lastra Ayala, a 31-year-old housewife with no political affiliation, died on September 12, 1973, after being struck by a bullet in the head. She was inside her apartment in Villa Portales during raids and gunfire carried out by military personnel one day after the coup d'état, and was declared a victim of political violence.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Lastenia del Carmen Lastra Ayala died that day at 10:00 hours, on Avenida Sur, Villa Portales, due to craniocerebral constriction, as certified by her Death Certificate.
According to witness accounts, Lastenia Lastra received a gunshot wound to the head while she was inside her apartment, located across from what was then the Universidad Técnica del Estado. She died instantly.
During the days of September 11 and 12, raids were carried out in blocks 1 and 2 of Villa Portales, led by military personnel and the Armada, and constant gunfire could be heard.
Considering the evidence gathered and the investigation conducted, the Superior Council, taking into account the time, cause, and place of her death, declared Lastenia del Carmen Lastra Ayala a victim of the prevailing political violence.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=1552