Death of Carlos Fariña

The Case of Carlos Fariña was an event that took place during the

(carabineros) officers, four military personnel and two civilians, stopped, kidnapped, and abducted Carlos Patricio Fariña Oyarce, a 13-year-old. He would become the youngest victim in the list of 79 under-age minors killed for political motives during the military regime.^[1]

Abduction

In October 1973, Carlos Fariña was a student in

"Yungay" 3rd Infantry Regiment from San Felipe. At the time, this regiment was stationed in the Internado Nacional Barros Arana municipal school building in the commune of Quinta Normal, Santiago. His final location went unknown until 2000.^[2]

Assassination

The police official Enrique Erasmo Sandoval Arancibia, alias "Pete el Negro" (Pete the Black), ordered the soldiers under his command to bring the teenager forward, facing away, and shot him four times in the head with his 'Steier' pistol. Afterwards, the body was doused with fuel and burned. They quickly buried the body around 60 centimeters deep in an empty lot at the intersection of

Pudahuel airport. 30 July 2000, a group of laborers who were carrying out construction work discovered the skeletal remains.^[3]

Legal Case

In May 2006, the court minister Jorge Zepeda sentenced Major Donato López Almarza, then commander of the Yungay 3rd Regiment, accused as the perpetrator of the abduction and declared homicide of Carlos Fariña as well as two other under-aged minors: Víctor Vidal Tejeda y Héctor Araya Garrido, also killed under similar circumstances. He furthermore convicted an official of the same regiment, Enrique Sandoval Arancibia as the killer of Carlos Fariña.^[4] In 2006, Sandoval was working as the chief of security in the Municipality of Providencia, led by ex-soldier and DINA official Cristián Labbé, which created doubts as to the political character of this mayor.^[5]

References

^ "Chile, Testament to suffering and courage: the long quest for justice and truth". Amnesty International. 10 December 2001. Retrieved 2014-06-22.
^ "Enrique Erasmo Sandoval Arancibia". Memoria Viva (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Caso Fariña: Corte confirma libertad a empleado de seguridad de Providencia". La Nación (in Spanish). 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
^ "Juez acusa a militares por crimen de estudiante". El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). 29 May 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2012.
^ "Familia de niño Carlos Fariña pidió despido del jefe de seguridad de Providencia". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 2 December 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[1] "Chile, Testament to suffering and courage: the long quest for justice and truth". Amnesty International. 10 December 2001. Retrieved 2014-06-22.

[2] "Enrique Erasmo Sandoval Arancibia". Memoria Viva (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[3] "Caso Fariña: Corte confirma libertad a empleado de seguridad de Providencia". La Nación (in Spanish). 29 December 2005. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 4 July 2012.

[4] "Juez acusa a militares por crimen de estudiante". El Mercurio de Antofagasta (in Spanish). 29 May 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

[5] "Familia de niño Carlos Fariña pidió despido del jefe de seguridad de Providencia". Radio Cooperativa (in Spanish). 2 December 2006. Retrieved 18 July 2012.

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