Overview of the Alicante Trial
The case centers on three defendants charged in a daylight shooting that occurred in 2019 along the coast near Alicante. In the opening public jury session at the Alicante Court, all three defendants denied any involvement in the crime, including the man arrested at his home where several firearms were found. The prosecution presents a different narrative, seeking lengthy prison terms for each defendant. It argues that they were hired to kill the victim amid a dispute over drug trafficking and a bid to control a drug operation. The weapons possession count against the alleged hitman was dropped, despite him previously serving a four-year, three-month sentence in Madrid. The prosecution’s position emphasizes a premeditated plan to execute the killing. — Public Prosecutor
The events unfolded on September 14, 2019. Five days before the shooting, one of the Colombian defendants moved from Madrid to Alicante and stayed with the others in El Campello. The Public Prosecutor’s Office contends that the victim was involved in drug dealing and that someone hired one or more hitmen to commit the crime. The prosecution notes that one defendant is of Colombian origin and that two Spaniards, posing as co-defendants, allegedly disguised the shooters. — Public Prosecutor
The only defendant in custody at the time of the court appearance is depicted in the caption accompanying the nearby photo. Alex Dominguez
To carry out the crime, the defendants are accused of traveling together in a red Mini car that had been reported stolen in Madrid. Allegedly, they swapped license plates to avoid detection. At about 2:15 p.m. on September 14, the victim was shot while walking his dog along Calle Alcalde Josep Poveda Verdú, near his home and beside the Villa Marco shopping center along the Muchavista waterfront. The shooter is said to have approached from behind and fired twice with a Glock 9mm Parabellum. — Public Prosecutor
The death appeared swift, and the assailants supposedly fled in the same vehicle, later found abandoned in a dirt parking area in Sant Joan d’Alacant on October 10, with the car repainted black. Forensic authorities inspected the vehicle and found fingerprint traces on a juice box owned by one defendant. Although the initial profile did not register in databases, the person was later identified while incarcerated for another crime. Reports also indicate that a brother of the involved individual fled to Colombia after the murder and is believed to be in prison there for attempted murder. — Civil Guard findings
To Defend
The three defendants were represented by lawyers Roberto Sánchez Martínez, José Manuel Alaman, and Josep Carles Reig. In the court’s opening session, they flatly denied the charges, and their defense argued that there was no objective, concrete evidence proving their participation in the events. — Defense statements
Regarding the Colombian man named by the prosecution as one of the hitmen, the defendant claimed that firearms were seized at a Madrid residence in 2011, but he asserted that three other individuals lived there and that the guns belonged to his brother. He claimed that 200 euros had been paid to review his working status because he had military information from his country. He admitted traveling to El Campello with his brother but denied firing at the victim and criticized the prosecutor for identifying him as a hitman. He stated, I am not a murderer and I have not killed anyone; Colombians are not murderers. — Defense statements
Another defendant denied involvement, explaining later that he paid 14,400 euros for annual rent on the chalet where the two alleged killers stayed, but that he lived there only briefly due to reconciling with his partner and then renting another place for the remainder of the period. The third defendant also denied involvement, noting that he had been offered 2,000 euros through a prostitute at his home and paid 1,200 euros per month to rent the chalet for a week while visiting his brother’s house. — Defense testimonies
The trial is expected to continue with witness testimony, resuming on the following Tuesday, and on Thursday, the judge is anticipated to deliver a verdict for consideration by the popular jury to determine whether the three defendants are guilty of the crime. — Court schedule