On Wednesday, a man was convicted of murdering the soccer referee Andres Pollero. At an oral trial he was found guilty of murder, aggravated in particular by the crime of impersonation in a regime of true repetition, and sentenced to 27 years in prison.
The crime occurred on May 31, 2020 at the referee’s house in Sayago district.
Andrés Pollero was picking up his car, a Kia Pride Pop model, from his house on the corner of Pedro Boggiani and Ignacio Rivas when strangers approached him, shot him and took the car away.
The referee even shouted “No, no, no,” as witnesses heard and later felt the blast, prompting them to flee their homes and track down the neighbor who had fallen on the street and was injured by a gunshot.
Pollero died at the scene from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was 42 years old, lived with his mother and, in addition to being a member of the AUF referee team, he also had a degree in communications and taught physical education courses at IPEP, the Professional Institute of Journalism Education.
The second layer prosecutor’s office, led by prosecutor Mirta Morales, intervened in the case.