The man accused of killing his partner showed his brothers the body in a video call

The second day of the trial for the murder of a man in an apartment in the Cappont neighborhood of Lleida, allegedly by his roommate, in September 2020, has included the testimony of at least a dozen eyewitnesses.

Oliver Thansan
Oliver Thansan
03 October 2023 Tuesday 22:57
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The man accused of killing his partner showed his brothers the body in a video call

The second day of the trial for the murder of a man in an apartment in the Cappont neighborhood of Lleida, allegedly by his roommate, in September 2020, has included the testimony of at least a dozen eyewitnesses. The interpreters have stated that they helped the Mossos to translate the calls that the accused's brothers, residents in France, made to alert the police of the crime after a video call in which the alleged murderer supposedly showed them the body and threatened them. of death with phrases like "look what I'll do to you" or "this one (the victim) has sold his soul for 6,000 euros."

An interpreter has explained that the accused's brothers reported these events to the Mossos "terrified", but they "accurately" described the crime scene that the police found before seeing any photographs of it. "They really had a vision of the crime scene," he said.

The court has also reproduced the statements that the brothers made to the prosecutor during the investigation of the case, before the trial had to be interrupted due to the defendant's indisposition to continue in the courtroom.

The woman who lived in the apartment testified in court, protected by a screen. He has said that the victim admitted to him that living with his roommate "was not very good" and has detailed that the accused asked him not to open the door to his roommate's room (the victim), since he had passed the night with a woman and then he had gone to work.

"I was surprised because it was Saturday, he had a party and we had met to eat together," said the witness and added that the accused later asked her for the keys to the apartment and also if he could take care of "selling" the television. dining room.

On the other hand, another witness, who knew the accused from prison, said that on the day of the events, he received a call from him in which he asked him to stay at his house to sleep because "something very serious" had happened.

The interpreter explained that the accused's brothers reported these events to the Mossos "terrified", but they "accurately" described the crime scene that the police found before seeing any photographs of it. "They really had a vision of the crime scene," he said.

The courtroom also began to play the statements that the brothers made to the prosecutor during the investigation of the case, before the trial had to be interrupted due to the defendant's indisposition to continue in the courtroom.

Before that, the victim's mother and three brothers also testified at the trial and complained about the facts when questioned by the prosecution. On the other hand, another witness, who knew the accused from prison, said that, on the day of the events, he received a call from him and asked him to stay at his house to sleep because "something very serious" had happened.