Resumen: El presente trabajo busca dar respuesta a la pregunta de si la regulación de los delitos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones, contemplada en el Código Penal chileno, satisface el mandato ...constitucional de determinación, previsto en el inc. final del art. 19 nº3 de la Constitución Política chilena. Para ello, se analiza la finalidad del mandato de determinación y las exigencias que impone al legislador penal. Seguidamente, se exponen y revisan críticamente los argumentos de los autores del Derecho alemán que han planteado la inconstitucionalidad de los delitos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones. Finalmente, se examina la compatibilidad de los tipos imprudentes de homicidio y lesiones, previstos en el Código Penal chileno, con el mandato constitucional de determinación.
We presented an unusual case of negligent homicide by thorax compression, which is the expanded concept of traumatic asphyxia. A 58-year-old man was restrained in the prone position by six prison ...officers. They were ordered by their superiors to continue restraining him for about 15 min and the victim died. At the forensic autopsy, typical findings of thorax compression with intramuscular hemorrhages on the back and multiple fractures of the ribs were observed. No evidence of neck compression/smothering or other fatal issues likely to occur by chest compression was found. The reconstruction of the scene corresponded exactly with the localization of the injuries found in the victim. This is the first case of death by pure thorax compression without other fatal factors during intentional restraint, in which the force causing the chest compression was distinctly determined by the autopsy and reconstruction.
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