Discussion in Cartagena ends with a woman burned with oil

A video is circulating on social networks where a woman is seen crying, after being burned by a customer, when she allegedly reached into the fryer with the hot oil. The events were recorded in a commercial premises in the historic center of Cartagena.

According to witnesses and the collection of testimonies published on different portals and social networks, a woman came in the company of a minor, asked for some empanadas and/or egg arepas. After waiting several minutes, the order arrived cold, at least that's what the customer claimed. Other versions claim that the problem was because what they served her, was not what she had asked for.

The discussion began to “rise in tone” when the client threw an object to the worker a jar of sauce, some statements point out, a fact that triggered a fight inside the premises. While struggling, those involved ended up approaching the fryer, filled with hot oil.

The two versions used are: the first that the minor, frightened or surprised by the situation, approached where the women were and this triggered the burn, because he got into the fight and ended up burning the woman. The second is that the client took the worker's arm and put it in the hot oil.

In response to what happened, the Metropolitan Police arrived to attend to the case, arrested the client and transferred the employee to a health center, who was diagnosed with first-degree burns on her hand and arm, as well as some other lacerations from the oil spread.

After receiving medical attention, both women were placed at the disposal of the Attorney General's Office. The judiciary prosecuted them for the crime of “reciprocal personal injury”, so they are awaiting the ruling of a judge, who will determine the fine or the penalties that must be paid for the events that occurred.

In an official statement, the commander of the Cartagena Metropolitan Police, General Nicolás Zapata, said:

The general added that during the year 85 people have been captured for the crime of personal injury, also, they have dealt with 5000 cases of quarrels, especially on weekends. And he added that many of these cases end with murders of some people. Therefore, the special call to citizens, to make them more tolerant and respectful of others, in order not to have to attend to cases to regret.

The last thing the general said referred to a case that occurred a few weeks ago, when two cases of young people killed in the middle of quarrels occurred in the middle of the discussion, after subjects took out firearms and caused several serious injuries in the middle of the discussion.

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