Copa Argentina: the fan who died in the San Luis heart attack was armed and had a criminal record

Paolo Morco47 years old and a member of the Independiente de Rivadavia de Mendoza fan, who died in San Luis on the eve of the Copa Argentina match against Vélez, was armed and had a long record, as judicial sources reveal today.

In this context, Morcos died in the preview of the match between “La Lepra” of Mendoza and Vélez after being arrested by the Provincial Police after violent clashes at the Juan Gilberto Funes stadium in the city of San Luis, and after suffering an “acute heart attack. “, and then verify it he was armed and had a significant criminal recordaccording to police sources told Télam.

The police reported the results of the autopsy carried out this morning on the fan, from which it emerged that when Morcos was arrested “he turned out to be armed” and after his arrest he said “he felt ill, then he decompensated” .

The Independiente fan Rivadavia was assisted by police personnel with Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques but it was not possible to revive him, so the Sempro Staff who came to the rescue confirmed his death.

The situation degenerated when there were incidents outside the stadium before the match startedlocated 20 kilometers from the capital San Luis, on the outskirts of the northern capital, because a sector of the Independiente fan Rivadavia tried to enter without a ticket and this led to the arrest of 11 people, who have already regained their freedom.

As for the death, it occurred before the first ring of police control at the entrance to the stadium where the man died amid riots with fans of the “Leprosy” of Mendoza who arrived late to watch the match that their team lost 1-0 to Vélez in the round of 16 of the Argentine Cup.

In the case, the investigative prosecutor no. 1 in charge of Dr. María Eugenia Zabala Chacur and the autopsy performed at dawn this Thursday, carried out by Marcela Gómez, showed that the cause of death was an “acute heart attack”.

According to the newspaper Uno de Mendoza, Morcos was linked to the Independiente barrabrava and it was common to see him in one of the paravalanchas of the Bautista Gargantini stadium, where the local Leprosy plays.

He earned his place in the Hoodedone of the factions of the bar, and participated in another premature entry into the stands in February 2020, during a match against Atlanta, which the referee of the match ended up suspending due to the serious incidents that had occurred in the popular.

Morcos was jailed for 6 months at home for a report of gender-based violence initiated by an ex-girlfriend. “The victim explained that they separated months ago, but Morcos asked her to return, beat her and even threatened to take her own life,” Mendoza media explained.

Once released, Morcos was also involved in the murder of Gabriel Videla, a young man hit by a flag strike, in what investigations concluded was a prisoner in bars.

the police report

“We were alerted by the Mendoza Police about the situations that had occurred among the Independiente Rivadavia fans and we identified the groups of the bar itself and that of the bars that generated the conflicts, near the stadium,” said the head of the Operations by the local police, Dionisio Funes in the statements to the press.

“One group wanted to enter without a ticket, outside of these groups, before the meeting and the person who died had a firearm and died of acute heart failure, he also had longstanding injuries, as from a ‘ firearm and automobile accidents, “he said.

“The deceased had several police cases in his province, he had a valid arrest warrant and envelopes with cocaine were found among his clothes”, he assured, adding that the 11 arrested people “had previous records and have already been released. “.

In an official statement, the San Luis Police reported that at 02:30 “the service was completed in the judicial morgue for the case” Death investigation “requested by Homicide and that Morcos, died on the outskirts of Juan Gilberto Funes” An autopsy was performed on him, blood, urine and dermotest samples were received and photographs were taken “.

Source: Telam