Temporary jail without bail and on notice for a possible murder charge. Two young people detained José Antonio Justel, 44, from Leon, was fatally beaten They settled in Gijón, last weekend in the Fomento region, and spent their first night yesterday at the Asturias Prison Centre. The decision given by the magistrate on duty, in line with the request of the prosecutor’s office, taking into account “the presence of sufficient evidence regarding the source of the events”, “the seriousness of the events” and possible possibilities. Both involved in the process are a “flight risk”. AGG, a 30-year-old resident of Gijón, once again exercised his right not to testify, while BHM, 27, from Aviles, said only that he “did not remember anything” because he had driven the car in the morning. I have been drinking alcohol since the afternoon.
The two defendants arrived in a minibus after half past nine in the morning. National Police, the one who took them from El Natahoyo police station to the Palace of Justice. They had been in custody since last Wednesday, when agents from the Specialized and Violent Crime Unit (Udev) arrested them. BHM was located in the Aviles neighborhood of Llaranes, while AGG was located in Santa Bárbara. Several relatives waited at the gate of Eduardo Ibaseta Square all morning for news. The statements of the people at the door of the hotel where the incidents took place and the images taken from the hotel cameras play an important role in determining responsibility.
Despite these tests The two young people continued the same strategy at the police stationThey exercised their right not to testify. AGG did not say a word. His lawyer is also not on duty. It is very likely that this person will also prefer a private lawyer. On the other hand, BHM, represented by Luis Tuero, did not accept the questions of the judge or the Prosecutor’s Office, but declared that he did not remember “anything”. He explained that he had been “very drunk” since noon because he had been celebrating a “family event”. He said he “drank a lot” but never mentioned narcotics. What he didn’t investigate was the reasons that triggered the brutal beating.
Luis Tuero admitted that the detainees and their families were “concerned” after his client appeared on duty yesterday before the president of the Court of Investigation No. 1. “We are saddened by the death of this person and offer our condolences to his family. The loss of a human life should be treated with great respect“added.
Although appropriate precautionary measures were taken for his clients, his request to the judge for conditional release fell on deaf ears. “We are dealing with an attack that came right out of a nightclub. Until we know the details, it is premature to classify the murder because the details are still unclear,” Tuero said. said. In the recording at the party venue, it is seen that his client BMH punched the victim first on the back and this punch triggered the beating outside. “What we know for now is that he was attacked by some people in a nightclub and, of course, he was not kicked to the ground,” Tuero said.
“No kicks were thrown”
Both of them were admitted to prison upon the request of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, taking into account the evidence. He understands that “there is sufficient evidence as to the authorship of the events” to request an injunction, given the seriousness of the incident and the high penalties that could be imposed on the alleged attackers in the event of conviction. “There is a risk of escape,” he said. Above all, they had already fled after learning of the death of Justel Alonso. Finally, after a long day of games, after half past five in the afternoon, a minibus Civil Guard He transferred them to the Asturias Prison Center. The decision of the magistrate on duty must be approved by the president of the Court of Investigation No. 5, who will hear the case since he was on duty at the time of the incident.
Another important decision taken by the judge yesterday was to lift the summary confidentiality regarding all details of the police operation. There remains to be done, especially regarding the defendant’s secret phone tapping. Tapping the phones of the two teenagers was key to the success of the National Police’s intense operation. Based on full police report Contains records of assault and witness statements, Now defenses and future special prosecutors will be able to know “the ins and outs of everything” and create their strategies.
The operation carried out by the police around the Palace of Justice yesterday was important because of the presence of many family members and friends of the detainees. Dozens. A team from the Prevention and Response Unit (UPR) and multiple patrol cars conducted surveillance for six hours to prevent any altercations from occurring. The person responsible for informing them about how the day went at the Palace of Justice was Luis Tuero, BHM’s lawyer. The day ended without incident.
Back to the car, there is one seemingly important element among the information gathered by the National Police: the video of the fatal beating recorded by security cameras of the nightlife venue from which the two defendants and the victim were expelled seconds before the attack. Record shows how BHM packs a punch José Antonio Justel As soon as he stepped onto the Avenue Marqués de San Esteban, another seven-second coup followed.
The movements of the other arrested AGG, who eyewitnesses stated participated in the lynching, cannot be seen very clearly. Despite the obvious “concern” about what happened, both behaved “calm” these days in the cell at El Natahoyo police station and during their bringing to justice. Everything indicates that in this case the footage could be crucial in determining whether the blows to the victim were inflicted with the intention of ending his life. If such premeditation is taken into account, both the Prosecutor’s Office and the special prosecutor’s office may raise the charge to murder, as the classification may be changed at the investigation stage.
The victim, José Antonio Justel Alonso, remained on the ground in a critical condition after receiving blows. The defendant left without helping him and hid in relatives’ homes until last Tuesday, when they were both finally arrested. Soon Crime and Violence Special Unit (Udev) found where he was. BMH obtained a search warrant and was arrested in the Aviles neighborhood of Llaranes in the morning. The other defendant, AGG, was captured a few hours later near the town of Santa Bárbara in Gijón. The former are known in the Avilés courts and have a history in Gijón and Oviedo, although they have never been imprisoned before. The other defendant has a history of domestic abuse crimes and other causes in Gijón, Siero and Oviedo, La Nueva España of the Prensa Ibérica group reported. They spent their first day in the temporary prison yesterday.
The decision given yesterday by the judge, who was on the verge of a difficult judicial process to ensure “justice is served and the defendant faces the heaviest possible punishment” following the deaths of 44 defendants, did not ease the pain of the victim’s family and friends. – year-old Leonese, José Antonio Justel Alonso. In fact, another part of the case is who will represent the family, who decided to have the case treated as a private case. They lamented that even to get the maximum possible sentence for the defendant, “it is no consolation” after the painful loss of a much-loved person, the father of a six-year-old son and always surrounded by parents, uncles, cousins. and many friends. The person who will now be the legal representative of their relatives has not yet appeared yesterday, but will appear shortly, as La Nueva España announced. The deceased’s entourage assured yesterday that the temporary detention of the two alleged perpetrators “still does not give us peace”. “Every day we feel more pain,” they admitted. Expressions of affection for the deceased have been numerous since his life was taken last weekend. The funeral took place in the Leonese town of Santa Marina del Rey, population just under 2,000, where Justel grew up in the Crucero neighborhood and showed his “kind” character. Correos colleagues in the La Arena office also lamented the loss of someone who “always helped” and who will be missed. As a final gesture, a bouquet of flowers was left at the door of the building where the violent attack that ended his life took place.