This three defendants to join death by shooting A 41-year-old man killed in broad daylight in 2019 veryavista beachinside campelloAt the first session of the public jury trial heard at the Alicante Court, they renounced their involvement in the crime, including the defendant, who was seized at his home with multiple firearms, including the victim who shot himself twice in the head. The prosecution claims otherwise and initially seeks sentences of more than 21 years for each, considering they were hired to kill the man for committing a crime. Drug “overthrow” -robbery- An unidentified drug dealer. The prosecutor dropped the charge of illegal weapons possession of the alleged hitman, who was previously sentenced to four years and three months in Madrid.
The events in question occurred on September 14, 2019. Prosecutor’s Office Five days ago, one of the Colombian defendants moved from Madrid to Alicante and stayed in a house in El Campello where the other defendants were staying. The Public Prosecutor’s Office alleges that the victim was engaged in “dumping” drugs and that “someone” hired a hitman or two to kill him. According to the prosecutor, one of the accused defendants was of Colombian descent, while the two Spaniards sitting on the defendant’s co-defendants disguised the shooters to commit the crime.
To commit the crime, they always traveled in a car, according to public accusation. Red Mini car stolen in Madrid Where they put another car’s license plate so it wouldn’t be found. At around 2:15 pm on September 14, the victim was shot while being shot. walk your dog Along Calle Alcalde Josep Poveda Verdú, next to his house, next to Villa Marco shopping center on Muchavista waterfront. The perpetrator approached the victim from behind and in an unexpected and surprising way. hit him twice in the head With a 9mm Parabellum caliber glock pistol.
The death was sudden and the people involved fled in the same car found in a dirt parking lot on October 10. Sant Joan d’Alacant but painted black.
According to the prosecutor, in this car, the Civil Guard found fingerprints in one of the defendants’ juice boxes, and although his profile did not initially appear in their databases, he was later identified while in prison for another crime. According to the Civil Guard, a brother of the person involved fled to Colombia after the crime and is in prison there for attempted murder.
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The three defendants were defended by their lawyers Roberto Sánchez Martínez, José Manuel Alaman and Josep Carles ReigIn the first session of the trial, he denied the accusations and his lawyers stated that there was no objective and concrete evidence that they had participated in the events.
In the case of a Colombian man, who was considered by the prosecution to be one of the hitmen hired to commit the crime, the defendant announced that firearms were seized at his home in 2011. Collado Villalba in Madrid but he claims that three other people lived there and that the guns came for his brother and they only offered it to him. 200 Euros to review the working status because he has information because he is in his country’s army. This defendant admitted to going to El Campello with his brother, but denied shooting the victim and criticized the prosecutor for identifying him as a hitman. «I am not a murderer and I have not killed anyone; Colombians are not murderers», signaled to complete his explanation.
Another defendant also denied being complicit, explaining later that he paid 14,400 euros for the annual rent of the chalet where the two alleged murderers were staying, but that he lived there for only two weeks because he reconciled with his partner and rented it. the third defendants.
The same declaration of innocence was also made by the third defendant. they offered him 2,000 euros through a prostitute in his home He paid 1,200 euros a month to rent the chalet for a week, during which time he went to his brother’s house.
The trial will continue on Tuesday. Mass It will be made by the testimony of witnesses, and it is expected on Thursday that the object of the verdict may be handed over to the popular jury to debate whether the three defendants who committed the crime are guilty.