How can a footballer charged with attempted murder announce an engagement to the same woman?

Three years after being charged with her attempted murder, Jordhy Thompson has announced his engagement to Camila Sepúlveda. The footballer posted the news on Instagram yesterday, 20 May, to his 200,000 followers.

Thompson, who plays in the Russian Premier League with FC Orenburg, shared several photos of the proposal. The couple were on Moscow’s Red Square when he went down on one knee and asked her to marry him.

Camila responded: “A little walk around Moscow and a ‘yes’ for life.” Thompson wrote: “I love you, my life, happy to share my whole life with you and our children.”

The pair have a baby son named Valentín, and they were also pictured with Camila’s son Bruno from a previous relationship. They now live together in Russia, where Camila joined Jordhy in late 2024.

The relationship has been marked by repeated allegations of domestic violence. In early 2023, a video emerged showing Thompson allegedly assaulting Camila while he played for top-flight Chilean club Colo-Colo, and she reported the incident, which led to a restraining order.

They later reconciled before a more serious attack in November 2023, when Thompson allegedly beat and attempted to strangle her, violating prior measures. Prosecutors at the Fourth Guarantee Court of Santiago said he had severely assaulted and attempted to suffocate his partner during a violent altercation.

He was arrested in Santiago and charged with frustrated femicide, the legal term for the attempted murder of a woman, and contempt of court. Thompson was initially held in preventive custody at Santiago 1 prison for 10 days before being released to nocturnal house arrest, national arraignment and a full no-contact order.

His legal team later brokered a judicial deal to suspend his national travel ban. An offer from Orenburg allowed temporary suspension of the arraignment after payment of a £82,926 (CLP 100m) bond backed by a registered property asset.

The financial guarantee allowed him to leave the country and sign with Orenburg in early 2024. The club later triggered a permanent £1 million transfer clause to secure his contract until June 2027, as reported by Need To Know.

Camila reunited with her alleged abuser in Russia, and they had a child together in June last year. The case remains subject to ongoing judicial process, and Chilean law stipulates that the accused must be presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Social media reactions to the engagement have been mixed, with some users offering congratulations and others referring to the past allegations. No date for the wedding has been announced yet.