Julieta Silva (30) was sentenced to 3 years and 9 months in prison for running over and killing back Genaro Fortunato (25), at the exit of a bowling alley in San Rafael last September. It was determined that she is still being held home prison even to fulfill the fine.

The Fortunato family waited for the maximum sentence, life imprisonment, for murder that was exacerbated by the band. The court of the first criminal chamber of the 2nd Court of Mendoza, formed by the judges Rodolfo Luque, Julio Bittar and María Eugenia Laigle, declared her guilty by aggravated murder. In addition, she was disabled to drive vehicles for 8 years.

Julieta Silva cried when she heard the verdict in the courtroom of the San Rafael Court in the south of Mendoza. Minutes before, the judge asked him if he wanted to say his last words before he was convicted. She avoided speaking out, but Genaro's mother, Graciela Linares, did: "Why, Juliet, why, you ruined two families"he said to the defendant.

During the trial we tried to verify the relationship by the band, in a courtship that lasted About three months, when Julieta broke away from her first husband, with whom she has two children, 6 and 11 years old. However, the court found that such a connection did not exist and the conviction was very useful. They have considered that it was not the intention of the accused of killing Fortunato.

Silva was confronted with an accusation of murder, but with different alternative reviews. The oral debate was accused of simple murder with ultimate fraud – punishable by 8 to 25 years of prison – and aggravated manslaughter, which has a maximum penalty of five years.

The court of the first penal chamber of the 2nd Courthouse of Mendoza, formed by the judges Rodolfo Luque, Julio Bittar and María Eugenia Laigle (Delfo Rodríguez).

Towards the end of the trial, Public Prosecutor Fernando Guzzo introduced the aggravation of the relationship and asked Julieta to accuse aggravated murder through the link. And in his plea, he added to that accusation the "violent emotion" as a mitigating circumstance and asked for a sentence of 14 years in prison for Silva.

Julieta Silva on the morning of this Monday, before he knows the verdict (Delfo Rodríguez).

At the same time, the Fortunato family lawyer had asked the accused for a sentence of eternal prison, for the crime of aggravated murder by the band. And the defender, Alejandro Cazabán, had asked Silva's acquittal.

Almost a year after the death of Fortunato

Next Sunday marks the year after the death of Genaro, player of rugby club Belgrano. At five o'clock in the morning on 9 September 2017, he was persuaded by Silva in the street El Chañaral, at the exit of the Mona Bar-bar. & # 39; He passed her by. He dragged his body three meters and did not stop, it provoked him immediately, crushing Fortunato's skull, "said Guzzo Public Prosecutor.

The family Fortunato, the parents Miguel Fortunato and Graciela Linares, the three brothers of Genaro, two women and a man, followed the procedure of the oral test, which lasted three weeks. When Genaro died, Miguel had just heard that his son would become a father. The ex-girlfriend of Genaro, Agustina Quiroga, with whom she had a five-year relationship, was four months pregnant. The baby, Francesca (because the second name is Genaro Francisco) was born in February.

Genaro Fortunato.

At the beginning of the case it was speculated that the discussion that would have existed between Julieta and Genaro at the exit of the bowling alley was because the suspect learned that the back beer would have a child with her ex-girlfriend. But in all testimonies those who were close to the pair denied it.

The public prosecutor assured himself that Julieta he lied in his testimony when he said "he did not see him on the asphalt and that he thought he'd stepped on a well. & # 39; He insisted several times that "if I could play hockey at night and without glasses, I could see it that night, despite the rain". Guzzo spoke about the impulses of Juliet and the negative report of psychiatric expertise: "Indicators of violence are observed, it is dangerous for himself and for third parties", several experts agreed, including the defense.

Summary of the case

Julieta Silva killed Genaro with his car. He fell on the asphalt after running a few meters next to the vehicle. She drove 150 meters, made a U-turn, went back to where he was and hit him. He crushed his skull and dragged his body three meters long. He never came to help him. After she got out of the car, she always kept her distance and did not come close to her friend's body. She returned to her car and went inside. In the meantime he called 911 (had already called other witnesses who were in the parking lot), he communicated with his ex-husband, Pablo Tabanera (who was with his two children, at that time of 5 and 10 years) and received the call from her friend and coach "Pola", the witness Silva Ballarini. His trainer was the one who confirms Julieta: "I have run over Genaro and I think I killed him".

Mendoza. Correspondent.