The Prosecutor's Office has reduced to 23 years and three months, compared to the 27 it initially requested, the prison request for the author confessed to having murdered his partner with 27 stab wounds, in May 2020 in Esplugues de Llobregat (Barcelona), after that he recognized the facts this Monday.
In the first session of the trial this Monday after the constitution of the jury in the Barcelona Court, the Prosecutor's Office has reduced the request for a prison sentence for the crimes of murder with treachery and cruelty and habitual abuse after an agreement with the defense, and Consequently, the accused has acknowledged the facts.
The fact that the request for sentences faced by the defendant is greater than six years has prevented there from being a conformity that prevents the trial from being held, which is why a part of the trial has to be held, since the taking of evidence is necessary. , in addition to the confession.
According to the Prosecutor's indictment, the defendant maintained a romantic relationship with the victim, marked by the existence of persistent jealousy and desire for control, continuous contempt and humiliation, and a dynamic of manipulation and isolation from his environment.
The public ministry maintains that at approximately 6:30 a.m. on May 30, 2020, at the home of a relative located in Esplugues de Llobregat, the man took advantage of the fact that the victim was in the bathroom and attacked her. The confessed author - the writing relates - attacked her "causing multiple injuries, mainly to the back, thorax and neck, which caused her death."
The Prosecutor's Office indicates that the accused, who attacked the victim unpreparedly and taking advantage of the fact that he was under the influence of alcohol, caused a total of 27 wounds, some of which, in vital organs that irremediably caused his death due to shock. hemorrhagic.
The public ministry has recognized the aggravating factor due to kinship to the confessed perpetrator of the feminicide, as well as the mitigating factor due to drunkenness, and has maintained the request to force him to pay a total of 330,000 euros in compensation to the daughter, mother and siblings of the deceased. .
