Rocio Martinez Santamaria Accused of killing Denisa Draganconfessed in court for the first time stabbed the young woman with the knife given to her by her boyfriend Mario T. He stated that his intention was not to kill her, but to resolve matters by maintaining an emotional relationship with his partner at the same time.
Denisa Dragan, a 17-year-old Romanian national, passed away. stab In the snow on the night of 25 November 2018 outside the house where she lives with her boyfriend. Months ago, he received death threats from the defendants.
Facing a tax claim from Rocío M. 26 years in prison murderthreats and moral harassmentMario is sentenced to 20 years in prison for collaborating in the murder. The girl’s defense demands relief from her drug addiction and acquits her for her personality disorder.
The young woman claims that she was a drug addict at the time and could not control her impulses due to her borderline disorder. She even says she went to Valdemingómez on the morning of the crime to “buy” drugs with Mario. But this alleged addiction is not supported by forensic reports or prison.
Facing what is called a late confession, attorney Marcos García Montes, the family’s attorney, told reporters in his final report that he would reduce his criminal claim for Rocío from 25 to 20 years in prison.
suspect So far, he had only confessed to the murder in the midst of an anxiety attack in a hospital waiting room. In previous reports, his lawyer stated that he was not responsible for the events, but subordinately requested that extenuating circumstances be considered for his behavior.
García Montes will increase the penalty he wants. Mario for the aggravating situation of the eventual fraud, admitting in his deposition that he took Rocío to the scene of the crime. After a “crazy” incident in the car with banging on the windows due to jealousy caused by seeing a friend request from Denisa.
Ultimate intent refers to the person who, even knowing the outcome of a particular action and the harm it may cause, continues to do so and does not exclude the result that may occur.
Denisa’s mother, dressed in black, listened attentively to the interrogations of the defendants, covered her head with a hood and hid her face with black glasses and a mask of the same color. She was squeezing a folded piece of paper in her hand to relieve the tension. listen to your daughter’s killers.
He wanted to break up with her that night.
In his statement, the defendant stated that he had been in a relationship with the defendant since June 2018 and that he learned that Denisa was with both of them at the same time. “I was obsessed and stubborn. Denisa contacted me on Instagram. This man had two women,” he snapped.
Young woman confessed she and the victim sent messages to each other, but these did not amount to death threats. When asked by the prosecutor if he had warned that he would kill himself, he replied that he would never say so. The cell phone was manipulated by both Mario and his friends.
He remembered that the day of the events was Sunday, and that they had gone to Valdemingómez in the morning to “catch cocaine and marijuana.” It was usual for Mario to act as alleged cundas—to drive people to towns that sell drugs—and accompany him, a statement the accused refuted.
“We went to the hamburger shop for dinner. I saw Mario talking to Denisa on her cell phone, but her messages were deleted.. When I saw them, I told him to drop me off at the bus stop to go to my city because I wanted to break up with him,” she said.
According to his version, Mario said he didn’t wear it and I was going to take her to Denisa’s house to sort things out.. “I didn’t know where I lived. Mario took me somewhere and He gave me a clear black razor, I don’t know for what purpose he did everything. I went to the door, which turned out to be a residential area,” he explained.
Rocio insisted he didn’t know he had a knife in the glove compartment and gave it to him while it was already open. “It happened because I had a knife in my hand. It took me straight,” he said.
As soon as she opened the door, Rocío asked Denisa to show him the messages, and she got nervous too. “I stabbed him with a knife and he said ah I got scared and left. I was so nervous and went drugged”, he disclosed.
He went back to the car but didn’t say anything to Mario. After that they went to Aluche and from there to San Isidro to the house of the accused’s uncles. said the young woman If I knew I was going to die, I would have dialed 112.
Mario’s aunt saw that he was very nervous and something was up. They learned that the young woman died at seven in the morning.. The family of the accused asked him not to blame himself. Rocío then called his mother and his father, a civil guard, went to Alcorcón to look for him. He then called the police to have him handed over. “She said I have Rocío Martínez Santamaría,” she said.
The young woman counted her his drug problems are an addiction that even led him to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital. “I came to hit my mom with a monkey because I didn’t have any money,” she said in tears.
Forensic experts, in the expert report, stated that the stab wound was so deep and had two ascending orbits, inlet and outlet, that it was produced with a blade. not with sharp ham type knife and razor blade. The murder weapon was found in a container near the crime scene.
He felt Denisa’s death
facing his story Mario denies carrying a gun in his car’s glove compartment despite admitting to carrying a small knife. He also claims that he did not bring Rocío home of his own free will. “He told me I’d go or pick me up,” she said.
The accused said he knew his ex-wife and her victim insulted each other on InstagramTelling Rocío a few times to stop his behavior so that it doesn’t go any further.
Regarding the crime, he denied that they had gone to Valdemingómez that morning and said: in his grandmother’s house the accused was silent while he was smoking. They went to a McAuto in the afternoon and Rocío saw that Denisa received a friend request from her Instagram.
“He starts hitting the car. He goes crazy and I get out. When the madness stops, he tells me to take him to Denisa’s house. He knew where he lived,” she said, denying what the accused had said.
According to his testimony, he got out of the car with only one bag of insulin and went to the door of the building where it started to explode. It rained a lot that night and since the door is made of sheet metal, he only listens to the sound of knocking on the door.
“I wasn’t scared because I thought no one was there. I didn’t hear a scream or a dog. I didn’t see him come out with a knife. He managed to throw it on the way back.“He explained it for the first time and realized that the girl confessed a few minutes later that her ex-girlfriend had pierced her intestines. Then she was shocked, she didn’t know what to do.
She decided to call her aunt, who is a psychologist by profession, for advice. As he said, his relative continued to talk to Rocío as he went with his uncle to buy insulin for the young woman. “He told me I went into a black hole,” she admitted.
Mario recalled violent incidents with his former partner, for example, when he broke his cell phone or left a scratch on his face. “I had love and admiration for Denisa. I felt her death,” he concluded.