Court of Iquique Replaces by House Arrest the Sentence of a Convicted Woman Suffering From Cancer

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The Court of Appeal of Iquique granted an application for amparo filed by the defence of a convicted woman and ordered the execution, under the modality of total house arrest, of the balance of the sentence imposed on her, considering that she requires medical treatment due to the ramified cancer she suffers.The decision states that maintaining the execution of the sentence of the woman protected inside a prison facility, affects her dignity and…