‘El Melillero’s ex-girlfriend opens up about abuse and says she smiled ‘gladly’ during acid attack.

In the case against ‘El Melillero’ and five other people heard this Monday in the Eighth Chamber of the Malaga Court, Sandra gave her statement in a whisper, behind the scenes to avoid being seen, and at some moments crying. relationship acid attack she and her friend Cristina suffered and these have significant physical and psychological consequences.

The prime suspect’s ex-girlfriend said the relationship began in May 2020 and that shortly after, she said:panic“But he cried and insisted that she should not leave him, that she could not live without him and that he should go to a psychologist.

As he said, death threats were “daily” and he asked her “constantly” where she was, wants to check his mobile phone He also assured her that she took it “very badly” when the defendant broke off the relationship in December that year; He kept his attitude so he had to change his phone and live in Cártama because “I was scared” and so that he cannot find his place.

Despite this, she said she continued to receive threatening messages, including fake profiles on social networks, and appeared in places where her ex-boyfriend was always present. In this sense, he denied that he authorized the defendant to install a positioning system as he declared. “I was running away from him, how could I let him in?” He insisted.

The day before the events, he and his friend found her in a car with another man, also the defendant, and told him: “This is the person who will take care of you.” She was yelling at him to lower the window, but he didn’t. According to what his friend and he said, the companions threatened them with cutting their throats.

They met them again on the day of the incident, he was driving the car and when they saw him “I panicked”, said. “Suddenly, I felt something fall on me… and it burned badly,” Sandra cried, adding that she rolled down the car window a little that day.

When she managed to get out of the car, even though it was very difficult, she saw her ex-boyfriend laughing. “a smile of satisfaction.” Sandra had to undergo surgery many times; initially 12 times, then eight more times, but doctors told her she would have to have other interventions throughout her life.

As a result, As a result, 45% of the total body surface was burned. It causes consequences such as psychological consequences, aesthetic damage, loss of quality of life and inability to practice one’s profession. I have left corneal leukoma “0.1 visual acuity remains”, difficulty swallowing liquids and sometimes solids; in addition to mobility limitations of many parts of the body.

Her friend Cristina also declared without being seen this Monday behind a screen and admitted the threats the defendant had made to both of them every time they met since their relationship broke down, and what happened on the day they were attacked with acid.

Although he stated that everything happened “too fast” He assured that he did not know who threw the substance, whether it was Jose Arcadio or the other defendant who accompanied him in the vehicle, and that when he got out of the car, he saw ‘El mammalillero’ smiling and with a satisfied face. ” The wounds of the woman, who had 20% of her total body surface burned and had to undergo two interventions, are currently considered stable.

Similarly, a protected witness testified at Monday’s hearing and stated that he saw one car at the pedestrian crossing that day and another stopped in the opposite direction and observed how it happened. “A hand with a bag came out of the driver’s window and threw something at the window of the other car.”has been reduced slightly.

After that, he said, two girls screamed and got out of the car where the substance had fallen. “I’m burning, I’m burning” and the other vehicle from which it was thrown He slid away. More witnesses also testified.