Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera is released from prison after serving 30 months behind bars for domestic violence
Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera has been released from prison after spending 30 months behind bars.
The Argentine has been serving consecutive sentences for domestic violence and assault and other charges after ex-wife Silva Rivadero and two of his ex-girlfriends filed charges against the 53-year-old.
In 2021, his former girlfriend Cecilia Torres Mana first made accusations of assault, intimidation and causing injuries against Cabrera.
Cabrera, who won The Masters in 2009, denied the accusations but his former wife, Rivadero, and former partner Micaela Escudero, also filed charges.
The 2007 US Open winner was arrested by Brazil’s federal police on an Interpol warrant in January 2021 and spent six months in a Brazilian prison before being extradited to his homeland.
Former Masters champion Angel Cabrera was released from prison after 30 months
The professional golfer holds his head in his hands while on trial in Argentina in 2021
He won the 2009 Masters after a three-way playoff against Kenny Perry and Chad Campbell
After being extradited to Argentina in June 2021, he stood trial on charges of assault, theft, illegal intimidation and repeated disrespect to authorities.
He was found guilty of assault against Torres Mana during the time they were together from 2016 to 2018 and began serving a two-year sentence immediately after the verdict.
While he maintained his innocence throughout the trail and beyond, prosecutors indicated that Torres Mana wasn’t his only victim.
Cabrera is led into custody after his extradition to Argentina from Brazil in June 2021
Last November, he was sentenced to another two years and four months for the assault of his other ex-partner, Escudero. He served both sentences concurrently.
18 months of his sentence were spent in Argentina’s infamous Carcel de Bouwer, dubbed ‘El Penal del Infierno’ – ‘The Prison of Hell – notorious for holding dangerous criminals.
He was eventually transferred to Monte Cristo, where he was released Friday after participating in therapy and demonstrating good behavior, according to Golf Digest.
‘I just want to go home, be with my family and start a new phase of my life,’ he told the outlet, through his manager Manuel Tagle.
