As will be cited on the front page of most of today’s newspapers, Adriano Roman, this evil scion of an immensely wealthy Santiago merchant, and the nefarious mastermind of two attempted homicides died on Wednesday at the Cabral y Baez Hospital in Santiago of cardiovascular complications. Roman was serving a 20-year term at the Rafey Men’s Prison for his role in the attempted execution of his former wife Miguelina Llaverias. At the same time, he was on trial for masterminding the attempted assassination of lawyer and journalist Jordi Veras some 80 months ago.
Complaining of ill health, Roman recently spent six months hospitalized in a private clinic in Santiago.
His lawyers had requested that he serve the remainder of his term under house arrest, but judge Ruben Dario De La Cruz turned down the request.
Jordi Veras was the attorney for Miguelina Llaverías and was seeking that a multi-million peso judgment levied against Roman for his role in her attempted murder of Llaverías when he was ambushed in the parking lot of a local television station. He barely escaped with his life but was blinded in one eye.
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7 Dias
27 April 2017
