[kj] Kill your musos young...

[Brendan Quinn]

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4202064a12.html

 


Colombia skinhead saved years in jail, by minutes 


Reuters | Friday, 14 September 2007

A Colombian skinhead saved himself up to 32 years in jail by being 15
minutes shy of his 18th birthday when he stabbed a musician to death,
ensuring that he will be tried as a minor. 

Javier Alonso Villamizar, an industrial design student at Colombia's
National University, became, legally, an adult while being hunted by police
for murdering a guitar player in local rock band "Pitbull" at 11.45pm on
Saturday. 

Under Colombian law, Villamizar, from an upper middle class family in
Bogota, faces up to eight years in jail compared with the 40 he would face
had he committed the crime 15 minutes later. 

"He is being treated as a minor," a police spokesman said. 

Villamizar has admitted taking part in the attack with three other skinheads
now being sought by police. The motive for the killing was unclear but the
case has caused an outcry over street crime in Bogota, prompting the mayor
to consider a curfew for minors. 

 

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