The murder of a 12-year-old girl shakes Colombia and reignites the debate over life imprisonment

Outrage in Colombia continues to grow as more details become known about the brutal murder of Sofía Delgado Zúñiga, a 12-year-old girl whose body was found in a sugar cane field in Candelaria, in the southwest of the country. Sofía had disappeared on September 29, when she left her house in Villagorgona, Valle del Cauca, to buy shampoo for her pet. However, what began as a simple commission turned into a tragedy that has shocked the entire natio…

Brayan Campo accepted this Friday that on September 29, he murdered Sofía Delgado Zúñiga, a 12-year-old girl whose body was found by the authorities in a canaduzal in La Candelaria, in southwestern Colombia, where he buried her the same day he killed her, the Public Prosecutor's Office reported. In the indictment process, Campo accepted the crimes of aggravated femicide, simple aggravated kidnapping, simple aggravated attempted kidnapping and co…

CANDELARIA, Colombia — Outrage in Colombia grows as more details become known about the brutal murder of the 12-year-old girl Sofía Delgado Zúñiga, whose body was found in a sugar cane field in the municipality of Candelaria 19 days after her disappearance, reported on September 29. Brayan Campo, 32, is accused of the crime, who, after being arrested as the main suspect, confessed to the authorities the place where he buried the girl's body afte…