Omar Enrique Balboa Troncoso
Estudiante Enseñanza Media — 18 years old.
Background
Omar Enrique Balboa Troncoso
Estudiante Enseñanza Media — 18 years old.
Case summary
Omar Enrique Balboa Troncoso, an 18-year-old student with no political affiliation, was arrested at his home and executed by Air Force agents on September 28, 1973. His arrest occurred following a denunciation by neighbors, and his body was later found with multiple gunshot wounds.
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos[1]
On September 28, 1973, the following individuals were executed after being detained at their homes in the Villa La Cisterna Nº1 neighborhood by Fuerza Aérea personnel from the El Bosque Air Base:
Omar Enrique BALBOA TRONCOSO, 18 years old, student; and
Patricio Humberto PARRA QUINTANILLA, 14 years old, student.
The detention reportedly occurred as a result of information provided by neighbors. At the end of October, the Legal Medical Institute informed the families that both bodies had been found on the side of the Cementerio Metropolitano with multiple gunshot wounds and a date of death of September 28; they were buried in plot Nº29 of the Cementerio General, in two adjacent graves.
Based on the known evidence, especially given that the detention has been verified and considering the manner and circumstances of their deaths, this Commission has reached the conviction that Omar Enrique Balboa Troncoso and Patricio Humberto Parra Quintanilla were victims of political execution and a serious violation of human rights, for which State agents are responsible.
References
- 1Museum of Memoryhttps://interactivos.museodelamemoria.cl/victims/?p=2355