Chile jails man in killing of Japanese astronomer

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Last Updated : Oct 29 2014 | 8:50 PM IST
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing a Japanese astronomer who helped develop the international ALMA observatory in Chile.
A court in Santiago sentenced Cristopher Quijada Villalobos for the robbery and manslaughter of Koichiro Morita.
Police say the 57-year-old died was killed by a blow to the head from Quijada, who took his wallet and cellphone during a robbery in Santiago in 2012.
ALMA says Morita was instrumental in creating the observatory on a high plateau in Chile's Atacama desert.
The sentence was announced yesterday.
ALMA searches for clues about the dawn of the cosmos, from the coldest gases and dust where galaxies are formed to the energy produced by the Big Bang.
It is jointly funded by the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan.
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First Published: Oct 29 2014 | 8:50 PM IST

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