This Court of Alicante Convicted a 26-year-old Colombian teenager on charges. stabbing another teenager to death 28, after a dispute over a loan of 80 euros in La Vila Joiosa.
The sentence also agreed to ten years’ probation, as well as an obligation to reimburse the victim’s mother 100,000 euros and her sister 25,000 euros, judicial sources reported.
The defendant was found guilty of manslaughter after trial by a popular jury, which accepted unanimous evidence that the defendant intentionally caused the death of his opponent in the fight in question, or at least knowing that his attacks could have resulted in his losing. His life.
So the jury completely rejected the self-defense defense He said his lawyer now denied that he had acted out of fear in the face of the alleged threats made by the deceased in the days before they challenged each other.
The fatal incident, recorded by the security cameras of the people of the neighborhood where the defendant resides, occurred on May 27, 2021, at around 13.40, days after the victim met with the victim regarding the claim regarding the receivables. The accused had to pay the victim.
This discussion then continued with various speeches. What’s upThe accused summons his opponent to personally settle their differences in a fight.
After this exchange of messages, the jury considered that it proved that the conversation between the accused and the victim took place at the entrance of the building where the defendants resided, and that the defendants came with a gun in their hands. eight centimeter knife blade The now deceased was carrying a machete while he was hidden in his clothes.
Likewise, the jury found that it was proven that they both got into a fight until the accused attacked the victim and knocked him down.
He then stood over her, immobilized her and stabbed her several times in the vital points, causing seven wounds to her and eventually causing her death within a few meters of the portal.
At the end of the trial, Investigation While the applicant pursued an initial request for a 12-year prison sentence, the private prosecution by lawyer Ana Escobar Sanabria on behalf of the victim’s family confirmed her request for a 15-year sentence.
The defense lawyer, on the other hand, corrected the initial request for acquittal and proposed that he be sentenced to 10 years in prison, which is the minimum sentence for murder.
sentence can be sued It is submitted to the Civil and Criminal Division of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJCV) within ten days from its notification.