The Lissette Ochoa Case

Lissette Ochoa husband forgave her attacker, withdrew the charges against him and returned with him

Lissette Ochoa's story is similar to the thousands of women in Colombia. It is a frequent victim of ruthless violence by the man who claims to love her. The difference is that his case had national resonance because their own family, who saved his life when he was attacked rescuing and transferring it to the hospital emergency took pictures that hung on the Internet, prompting a nationwide rejection.

His face beaten summoned the country to reflect on the violence that soon goes underground in the mass media. They demanded justice, and Rafael Dangond Lacouture, her husband, as was obvious, ended up in jail.

Lissette Ochoa wrote a testimonial for the magazine SoHo as an example of what can not happen in the heart of a home (see text).

However, the case took an unexpected turn in the last hours, when it transpired that the victim decided to forgive her attacker, withdrew the charges against and reconciled with him. The relationship had been resumed in the increasingly frequent visits to her in her prison. After he left prison, she received it.

"Rafael is mine, mine, mine," they heard him screaming at people Lissette Ochoa asked if they had really become. And yes, the fears of her parents, family and friends, and became a concern, before the withdrawal filed by the victim.

A source who follows the case confirmed to SEMANA.COM information. "Lissete dropped the charges, terminated the criminal proceedings and divorce. She gave up a personal and individual, without your counsel or your family. "

Additionally, Lissette cut off all communication with their parents, who now worries what might happen to the couple's children, ages 8 and 6 years. They are together, says everyone in Ottawa, as they have been seen together at school for the children and took a few days ago to rent an apartment.

Given the events transpired that the ICBF would be taking action on the matter for fear that something might happen to children.

Lissette told the prosecutor that Rafael Dangond ever attempted murder. In the legal arena, lawyers for the defense of Dangond Lacouture even won a success for you, with a legal Malabar: presented the results of the Institute of Legal Medicine where she reportedly suffered no consequences, so the actions of attempted murder are also about to fall. Possibility that in practice is an imminent reality because Lissette also withdrew criminal proceedings and also suspended the divorce that was already doing its course. Lissette Ochoa's story is similar to the thousands of women in Colombia are beaten and then return to her attacker. There is no right.