Judge charges detainee with willful manslaughter for punching a young man to death in Alicante

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The man has been in jail since last Monday. hot prison as the alleged perpetrator of the death of the 26-year-old, who collapsed to the ground after receiving a powerful punch to the head next to him. night club The San Juan beach was originally a willful and reckless murder. This is stated in the sentence of imprisonment without bail given by the court. Order Court No. 1 in AlicanteHe was on duty when the detainee was brought to justice by the National Police last Monday.

The legal nature may change as the investigation of the case progresses, but for the time being, the court accepts that it was intentional murder and hence author’s murder. He knew that his action could cause death.. Unlike the crime of manslaughter for serious negligence, which is punishable by up to four years in prison, willful manslaughter carries a sentence of between ten and fifteen years in prison, so the presiding judge has taken this classification into account, the need for protection evidence and the risk of escape when accepting his imprisonment, as outlined in the judicial decision.

repentance

The man, now in prison, who said he went out on Saturday night to mark his next 33rd birthday, admitted before the court that he shot the deceased teenager, but also said he didn’t think he could die. . Claiming that he was drunk, the suspect regretted and apologized.

About what happened before at Copity nightclub on the Golf area of ​​San Juan beach -in the complex Laseda Gastro Village– The person investigated for the murder said that when he saw the teenager who had a problem with a girl, he was with a friend and pushed him. Then, always according to his version, the young man went to the area where he and his friend were and approached, as if he were going to touch her breasts, for this he pushed her.

The Copity janitors arrived soon after and fired them both. The detainee also stated that, as seen in one of the videos the police submitted to the court, he reproached the young man for dealing with the girl and was punched.

The terrace of Laseda shopping center in Alicante, where the young man died. JOSE NAVARRO

The arrested man and victim left through different doors, but soon met on the central terrace of the mall. According to the statement of the inspector, he saw the young man next to the doormen and his friend, approached him in case he did something to him, and because he had hit him before, he approached him from the side and hit him. on your face.

Call

The detainee over the young man’s death went to his home in La Alcoraya and called shortly thereafter to inquire about the victim’s condition, but assures he did not learn of his death until noon on Sunday.

After the attack took place around six o’clock in the morning, the medical teams struggled for about an hour to resurrect the young man who broke his head as a result of hitting the ground with a hard fist.

The deceased teenager’s family came to the case to file specific charges, and they also think it was intentional murder.

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