The first section of the Provincial Court of Valencia has sentenced a man who tried to beat his wife to death to seven years in prison for the crime of attempted murder, for which it contemplates the incomplete defense of mental alteration and the aggravating circumstance of kinship. sentimental couple on August 29, 2021 at the home where they lived, in a municipality in the La Safor region.
The man will not be able to approach less than 500 meters from the victim or communicate with her by any means for eight and a half years. The sentence is not final and can be appealed before the Civil and Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Valencian Community.
According to the account of proven facts contained in the court decision, the relationship between the convicted man and the victim had deteriorated because he did not want to take care of the care that the woman needed. On the day of the events, a discussion began between the two because the woman wanted to go visit her grandchildren and he refused.
At that moment, the man picked up the weapon, the handle of a farm tool 52 centimeters long and four centimeters wide, and dealt several blows with it to his partner's head, jaw, and legs. The condemned man, who attacked her partner in a surprising way and without giving her the chance to defend herself against her, did not stop hitting her until she fell to the ground bleeding.
Next, the defendant threw the weapon in an orchard and called for help. When the assault occurred, the convicted person suffered from a mental illness that seriously impaired his ability to act with knowledge. The woman suffered injuries to her face and head, and fractures to her jaw and rib, which she took 90 days to heal.
