Investigations continue after the discovery of the girl’s lifeless body Valeria Afanador, who was found lifeless in the Frío River, in the municipality of Cajicá.
Almost 10 months after the search concluded, on August 29, 2025, it was learned that the Attorney General’s Office will charge charges against Emely Fuentes (director in charge of Valeria’s course) and Danny Javier Ochoa (head of school security) for the crime of manslaughter.
Given this, the lawyer for the minor’s family, Julián Quintana, He assured in dialogue with the Bogotá section of EL TIEMPO that, although they recognize the work carried out by the investigative entity, the family still feels “very dissatisfied.”
School where Valeria Afanador studied. Photo:Social networks
According to the defense, “one of the people who we believe has the greatest responsibility and is the principal of the school (Sonia Ochoa) was left out.”
Quintana indicated that, despite the fact that the Government of Cundinamarca had already presented him with a list of charges for alleged failures in security measures At the Gimnasio Campestre Los Laureles institution, “no charges have been filed” against the rector, who has been in charge of the school.
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“In that sense, we are going to continue insisting that a decision be made and charges be brought against the rector. We have already made this disagreement known to the Prosecutor’s Office,” said the lawyer.
He is Julián Quintana, lawyer for the minor’s family. Photo:ARCHIVE THE TIME
The defense indicated that, in addition to evaluating the responsibility of the school where the girl was before disappearing from the facilities, it should also be investigated. “the thesis of a third party that, According to a report from an investigator, it shows a person behind the fence when the girl was there.”
And he added: “Then we are also going to ask the Prosecutor’s Office to continue developing investigative efforts.” to identify who he is and what role he had in the homicide.”
What does the Prosecutor’s Office document indicate?
After the defense of Valeria Afanador’s family presented a right of petition to request information about the progress in the case, the Prosecutor’s Office announced the indictment of charges against the aforementioned professors, which, according to the document, It will be filed this Tuesday, June 2, before the courts with guarantee control functions in Cajicá.
The minor’s defense spoke about the progress. Photo:Citytv
On the other hand, the document signed by the prosecutor delegated to the circuit judges, María Camila Prieto Méndez, also responded to the defense’s request related to the transfer of complaints by possible effects on the environment by the educational center. Faced with this, the Prosecutor’s Office 01 of Life confirmed that “the respective certification of copies has already been carried out, in order to investigate the environmental crime.”
Laura Daniela Alarcón
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