They Arrest a Man Who Threw Firecrackers at Sea Lions in Valdivia and Seizes Two Shotguns

The PDI concluded the arrest of a man captured and viralized by firing fireworks at sea lions resting in...

The accused - a 20-year-old university student - was arrested on Wednesday in the municipality of La Unión with a court order and placed in pretrial detention, formalized for the crimes of animal abuse, illegal activation of fireworks, illegal carrying of firearms and unjustified firing.

The PDI arrested an individual accused of attacking with fireworks two sea lions resting on the waterfront of Valdivia, in the Los Ríos Region. The incident, which occurred on May 6, was widely shared on social networks, causing a strong reaction of citizen rejection. The attack, recorded in video, shows how the animals were disturbed while sleeping in the middle of the public road. These sea lions, common in the river promenade of Valdivia, kno…

The case was known through social networks after the video of the attack went viral. The subject was placed in pretrial detention after being formalized.