Former Mexican soccer player was jailed for alleged family violence and death threats
Time to Read: 2 minute
Oscar Benitez, former soccer player for Atletico San Luis, was captured at his home located in the town of Luis Guillon, Argentina.
Oscar Benitez had a respected career in soccer. The Argentine played in teams such as Lanus, Boca Juniors, Benfica, and Atlético San Luis of Liga MX. However, the last years of his career are being marred by extra-sports problems. The player was captured at his home, located in the town of Luis Guillón in Argentina. The soccer player is accused of gender and family violence and death threats against those close to his ex-partner.
According to information from the Telam Digital media, the arrest warrant was generated from four crimes, one of them associated with death threats to the family of his ex-partner, Anabella Ayala. The complaints began in January 2021, when Benitez would have threatened the father of her ex-partner with a weapon and even shot some of Ayala's belongings.
SIGUEN LOS PROBLEMAS âŒ
— Furia Deportiva TUDN (@FuriaTUDN) May 16, 2023
Oscar Benítez quien fuera jugador del Atlético de San Luis, fue encarcelado por segunda ocasión por violencia de género.#FuriaDeportiva #FuriaNeta #ADSL #bocajuniors #Oscar #Benitez #Detenido pic.twitter.com/xcVi1FADyo
In February 2022, Oscar Benitez was involved in another scandal by violating the restriction on approaching his ex-partner's family and threatening them with phrases such as “You denounced me, you made me go to jail, I'm going to kill you”, according to Telam. Digital.
That same year, the former Liga MX player threatened his ex-partner so that he would open the door of his home and when he refused, he punctured the four tires of his father-in-law's vehicle. These acts were described by the prosecution as “Acts attributed to Oscar Benítez that are not 'isolated' but are framed in the context of the violence that Benítez exerts on his partner.”
Under these circumstances, the former Boca Juniors player once again runs into justice. The player would have been found on his property with a firearm. Despite the fact that Benitez has documentation of it, she would have won a long time ago.
At the age of 30, Oscar Benítez was still active playing for Palmaflor in Bolivia. The footballer arrived free in 2022 at this institution. The Argentine's passage through Mexican soccer occurred in 2019, a season in which he played 29 games with Atletico San Luis in which he scored a goal and distributed an assist.