After ten days of silence, Angel Rodriguez da Costa He decided to put his silence aside and face the criminal case he was facing for the crime that his ex-wife Beatriz Lijó had committed at her home in Baiona. Today, the Court of Violence Against Women in Vigo will appear before the magistrate for the third time. Reporting crimes for which he will be investigated as well as the request for enforcement of the trial.
vague memories
All indicative evidence gathered so far –in case of failing to find a blunt object compatible with the main weapon, axe– They point to 46-year-old math teacher da Costa as the perpetrator of the murder of his ex-wife. Little or nothing claims to remember these facts.. The teacher remembers coming to Beatriz’s house in the Percibilleira district with her two youngest children on the night of February 5, after spending the weekend with them, this newspaper learned. He also needed to remember how he rang the bell and opened the door for her. There the memories end, the gaps in what happened next are filled, he says.
trauma
Beatriz’s body was found near the gate of her homestead. There were various stitches on the chest and back and a serious trauma to the back of the head. “I don’t know if I gave him those blows; If it appears in your (forensic) report, it will be like this”The defendant explained his defense. “What how, with what”, definite.
absolute mutism
Ángel Rodríguez da Costa, a teacher at the Redondela institute, was arrested on 6 February. When he surrendered to the Ourense National Police Stationtwelve hours after he allegedly killed his ex-wife.
Truths
The man arrived at the victim’s home late Sunday with his two underage children who may have witnessed the crime. He allegedly took the children to a relative’s house after killing his ex-wife.
psychiatric evaluation
The person under investigation refused to testify after his arrest, not even speaking to his family or lawyer. In fact, his first appearance before the Vigo court ended when he was transferred to the Álvaro Cunqueiro hospital for a psychiatric evaluation. Hours later, he was discharged with medical reports that ruled out he was in a catatonic state and showed legal capacity.. But when he returned to court, he again refused to speak. and he did not even accept the judge’s offer to testify in writing that the person who ordered him to enter the A Lama prison where he was the alleged perpetrator of a murder or murder did it.