Marcela Angelica Marchant Vivar
Estudiante Enseñanza Básica — 8 years old.
Background
Marcela Angelica Marchant Vivar
Estudiante Enseñanza Básica — 8 years old.
Case summary
Marcela Angélica Marchant Vivar was an 8-year-old student who died on August 11, 1983, in the commune of La Granja after being struck by a bullet in her home. The projectile was fired by armed civilians, allegedly linked to State agents, who were acting in the context of a protest involving *cacerolazos*.
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Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
Marcela Angélica MARCHANT VIVAR, 8 years of age, was a primary school student.
On the night of the 11th, there was intense pot-banging noise inside a neighborhood in the La Granja commune (Santiago). Civilians who appeared at the scene fired firearms; the child was struck in the face by a bullet that penetrated her home, causing her death instantly.
Credible witnesses report having seen armed civilians wearing armbands and carrying walkie-talkies.
Having analyzed the background of the event, this Commission is convinced that Marcela Angélica Vivar died as a victim of a violation of her right to life, for which private individuals—presumably linked to the State or its agents and acting under a political pretext—were responsible.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2285