The case against Antonio Cortés Cortés, before a popular jury accused of killing his wife mother of four childrenafter the woman explained it emotional break. Defendant admitted the facts, willing to comply 20 years in prison for murderbut she wants the court to admit that the fatal dispute was initiated by the woman.
These events occurred on November 4, 2020, in Palma, in the illegal settlement of El Hoyo between the Secar de la Real and Establiments neighborhoods.
The woman who was his cousin as well as partner of the accused, Remedios Cortés Cortés, decided to leave the family home and they go to their families with their children. Shortly before nine o’clock at night, he had an appointment with the accused. The reason was to talk about the separation, but above all about the situation of the children.
The prosecution claiming conviction, 25 years in prison for murderalleges that the defendant had suspicions that Remedios had started an affair with another man. The defendant denies this, but it is true that he admitted to having found a paper with a phone number in the family book. He called the phone and discovered that he hadn’t written this in his diary. While saving the number, he discovered from the WhatsApp photo that it corresponded to a young man who knew Remedios. She said she was surprised to have checked all the numbers in her ex-partner’s phone book. Therefore, he asked the woman about this man and said, “He He got very angry and left the house.”.
When questioned by the prosecutor, the accused admitted:relationship broke down”. Therefore, “I didn’t care if he saw another man or not.” He explained that he was the person who called him on the phone on the day of the events and that they had met that night. He drove his car to his mother-in-law’s house, where he bought Remedios. Before going to the appointment, “I was having a beer with my colleagues. I don’t remember what we talked about but he got very aggressive and started hitting me.” it was he who attacked her with the screwdriver He said it was in the glove box and his reaction was to hit him. “I thought you were dead.” He took the unconscious woman and put it in the trunk of the car. Then he started the car, but according to his version, the woman managed to get out of the trunk and started hitting him, causing the car to crash.
The prosecution, realizing that the defendant’s Remedios had managed to get out of the trunk, tried to remove this version, reassuring the defendant. andHe started hitting him against the wall and then hit him hard on the head with a stone.. The victim died from a skull fracture.
The defendant later admitted that he had robbed the woman, “but I don’t know why I did it because I was so scared” and dragged the body, leaving the body hidden in a flood. He also got rid of his belongings. There was a distance of about 300 meters from the place of the attack to the place where the body was seen.
Antonio Cortes left the venue. He went to his brother’s house and confessed to his crime. He stated that he had some gaps in how things unfolded, because smoked knuckles and used cocaine. His relatives advised him to surrender. He informed the police and confessed to his crime.
The defendant denies that it was not true that he acted out of jealousy and killed the woman because she had decided to break up with him. “We couldn’t live together, we always fought. It’s not clear that she agreed to the breakup because she didn’t want to know anything about it.
In addition to the prosecution, lawyer David Salvá, who represents the autonomous community and the family of Remedios Cortés, serves as impeachment in this popular jury trial, chaired by Judge Jaime Tártalo. The maximum sentence requested is 32 years’ imprisonment. Defense attorney Julio Romero accepts the facts, asks the jury to recognize a set of extenuating circumstances, and accepts a 20-year sentence.
Remedios Cortés’ relatives gathered at the door of the Audiencia de Palma this morning and shouted “murderer” as they sent the suspect to court. His relatives are demanding the implementation of an inspectable permanent prison. “We want him to rot in prison because left four little children motherless”.