The jury court found him guilty of murdering his wife for treason. Author of the macho crime in the Pontevedra town of Gondomar. This gender and consanguinity aggravating factorshowever, the twenty wounds inflicted on the victim are not considered cruelty.
Members of the Jury, by seven votes to nine, They saw it was proven that Valentin AB killed his wife Soledad Rey In the house they shared in Gondomar. It was based on testimonies of Civil Guard agents who came to light during the events. There, they appreciated that the address in question was closed and that no one else could kill the victim.
In addition, the statement of the taxi driver who took the couple’s son to the family’s house was noted, and the defendant admitted that he killed his wife over the phone. DNA evidence found on the knife Soledad received Up to 20 stab wounds and as many injuries These were the basis of the guilty verdict against Valentín. They evaluated that the attack was not unexpected, based on the “hatred” that the accused has harbored for his wife for years.
On the contrary, by five votes to four, the jurors did not prove that the injuries in question inflicted on the victim had caused him unnecessary harm.Therefore, cruelty has not been proven.
The accusations were made public and private and the prosecutor’s office demanded 25 years in prison, while the defense did not decide on the demand for punishment.