The Eighth Division of the Malaga Court plans to try the man known by the pseudonym ‘El mellillero’ from Monday, November 13. Due to his alleged involvement in the acid attack on his ex-girlfriend and a friend in the town of Cártama, Malaga, in January 2021; The facts are that the prosecutor’s office requested a prison sentence of 51.5 years and accused 5 more people.
Attempt It was originally planned to be held last June but was put on hold Due to one of the lawyers having surgery, it has been rescheduled to start this Monday and continue on November 20, 24, 27, 30 and December 1.
Malaga Prosecutor’s Office thinks that ‘El mellillero’ planned this murder attempt, in which five other defendants, including the person who threw the substance, cooperated. Also understand: The aggravating factor is sex.
This is stated in the prosecutor’s interim decision, in which this man is charged with two counts of attempted murder – for which he asks for 17 years in prison for each – one of membership in a criminal organization – seven years of petition – and two of felonies. threatening – two years in prison for each offense –, two counts of harassment – 24 months imprisonment each – and one count of habitual abuse – 30 months imprisonment – each.
According to the preliminary results of the prosecutor’s office, available to Europa Press, the defendants It is claimed that they belong to an organization devoted mainly to this work. drug traffic and sometimes crimes against property, It seems that ‘El mammalillero’ had ‘boss functions’ and the others performed ‘subaltern functions at his command’.
Truths
acid attack The incident occurred in Cártama shortly after 14:00 on January 12, 2021. The defendant and one of the victims had a romantic relationship between May and December 2020, but broke off the relationship after the defendant allegedly “disrespected”, insulted and hit her. He did not accept the breakup and was “obsessed with her” says the prosecutor.
According to the public accusation, the main defendant “devised a pre-prepared plan for both the execution and the subsequent abduction” and, allegedly in agreement with the other defendants, “taking advantage of the fact that he was the head of the organization”. On the day of the incident, the passage of the vehicle in which the woman and her friend were was stopped.
Prosecutor claims ‘El mammalillero’ is so-calledHe acted “with the intention of attacking her life, inflicting the greatest pain on her, and with open disdain for the female gender.”As the ultimate end of humiliation, domination, subordination and objectification, he inflicts extreme pain through his programmed action before ending his own life and that of his friend.
Therefore, the public ministry reported that another defendant was the co-pilot who was transporting a 100-litre boat. one liter of 98% pure sulfuric acid, He allegedly ordered the other, ‘El mellero,’ to ‘get out and throw the acid into the vehicle to threaten their lives, and he did this through the driver’s window of the car in which the victims were traveling.’
These events caused both”severe burns are forced to leave the closed cabin to avoid asphyxiation due to acid“, while the main defendant “laughed and watched, confident of the outcome he predicted”, crashing the two women’s vehicle into another car and then into a public lamppost.
Both were seriously injured and had to be taken to hospital to save their lives. In fact, 45% of the ex-boyfriend’s total body surface was burned, he required 12 surgeries, and there are psychological consequences, aesthetic damage, loss of quality of life and inability to practice his profession.
Thus, left corneal leukoma “leaving a visual acuity of 0.1” presents difficulty swallowing liquids and sometimes solids; in addition to mobility limitations of many parts of the body.
The other woman, whose 20 percent of her body was burned and required two interventions, is currently considered to be stable. Both suffer from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychological consequences.
pre-designed
According to the prosecutor’s office, the defendants’ establishment of an organization “facilitated the execution of the events.” In this sense, it was noted that ‘El melillero’ and his co-pilot were supposedly “planning to spray acid” the day before the incident, as they were in Cártama and approached the vehicle in which the two women were traveling.
On that day, he told his former partner to roll down the passenger window, but he got scared and “did not do so”, although the main defendant allegedly frightened him by “saying and pointing at someone else”: “E”“This one will take care of you, it will kill you.”, made a sign to cut his neck, so they were both very scared. He also threatened her days ago, saying he would “destroy the beautiful face she has.”
For public incrimination, ‘El mellero’ ordered another of the defendants, his right-hand man, to leave the car to him; and to another of the so-called members who purchased the bottle of acid. He also believes that he helped the other defendants escape until he was arrested in Mijas (Malaga) four days later.
control and fear
Likewise, the first document states that days before the attack, he “positioned two individuals in the undercarriage of his vehicles – the two victims’ vehicles – without their consent or knowledge.” Geolocation beacons to track your movements“.
According to the prosecution, the victim and the defendant were living together and the woman broke off the relationship because he allegedly “disrespected” her through insults and beatings; “She refused to break up and was obsessed with him” and since then “kept calling and threatening her constantly on the phone.”
For all this and “the fear I feel” The woman always had her friend with her and “she felt harassed and watched by him.” and they have to change their daily living habits.
In addition to the prison sentence, he requests that the main defendant be prohibited from approaching the victims within more than 1,000 meters or communicating with them in any way for almost 50 years and, in any event, be prohibited from being in or residing in Cártama for 20 years. He is of the opinion that there are circumstances that aggravate the punishment due to gender and kinship.
The remaining defendants are accused of attempted murder and being a member of a criminal organization; He added the charge of serious threats for the person accompanying him in the car, for which he sought a prison sentence of more than 38 years.
The prosecutor also demanded from all defendants that compensation be paid 1.1 million euros to his ex-girlfriend and 312,522.22 euros to his friend for the injuries and their consequences.