Chile court denies home detention for terminally ill convicted killer of police officer

Santiago's Court of Appeals rejected a habeas corpus petition to allow Juan Manuel Aliste Vega, terminally ill with stage IV colorectal cancer, to serve the remainder of his sentence at home. The decision upholds the original conviction for the homicide of Carabineros Corporal Luis Moyano Farías. This is a routine judicial ruling, notable only for the humanitarian dimension of the terminal illness.