# Homicide sentencing in Frutillar, Chile

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/homicide-sentencing-in-frutillar-chile
> Updated: 2026-08-17T03:40:23.000Z. Sources: 36. Developments: 2.

Hardy Alexander Soto Rogel was sentenced to 20 years of effective imprisonment by the Oral Criminal Court in Puerto Montt for crimes committed in Frutillar between 2023 and 2024. 

The sentence comprises 13 years for a completed homicide and 7 years for a frustrated homicide, alongside penalties for contempt, threats, and less-serious injuries. The court found that in November 2023, Soto Rogel stabbed a man, causing severe injuries, and in July 2024, he fatally stabbed Jostin Jesús Gallardo Rivera and wounded Daniel Ignacio Gómez Cárdenas, violating a prior restraining order.

## Timeline

### 2026-08-17: Latin American courts issue various sentences for homicide and fraud

Judicial authorities in Latin America have issued various sentences, including 30 years for murder in the Dominican Republic, 10 years for homicide in Chile, and preventive detention in a major Chilean fraud.

36 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/dominican-republic-courts-issue-prison-sentences-in-murder-and-traffic-cases

### 2026-08-04: Hardy Alexander Soto Rogel sentenced to 20 years for homicide in Frutillar, Chile

Hardy Alexander Soto Rogel received 20 years in prison for a homicide and a frustrated homicide in Frutillar, Chile, plus penalties for contempt and threats.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/hardy-alexander-soto-rogel-sentenced-to-20-years-for-homicide-in-frutillar-chile

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