The defendant, who was acquitted of the charge of attempted aggravated robbery, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the crime of aggravated homicide and three years for aggravated theft, resulting in a single sentence of 21 years in prison.
During the reading of the judgment, the presiding judge emphasized that “nothing else could be expected given the evidence produced,” explaining that the forensic psychiatric evaluation “ruled out any semblance of non-accountability.”
“The report is unequivocal in dismissing any psychiatric pathology the defendant might have had,” stated the judicial magistrate, emphasizing that “at the time of the acts, the defendant retained his ability to assess the illegality of his conduct.”
The facts established that the 27-year-old defendant, between August 22 and 23, went to his aunt’s house under the pretense of asking for money to buy drugs, which the 73-year-old victim refused.
Subsequently, the defendant ended up killing her.
The prosecution indicated that the man, knowing that his aunt lived alone, had mobility issues, and kept jewelry and money from renting several properties, decided to visit her to borrow money.
Upon her refusal, the defendant struck her several times in the face, causing the victim to fall to the ground and lose consciousness, according to the Public Prosecutor’s Office.
To prevent his aunt from reporting him to the authorities, “he decided to kill her,” using duct tape and a wool coat to obstruct her breathing, “killing her by constriction of the airways, resulting in asphyxiation.”
After committing the crime, the young man searched the entire house for money, which he did not find, and left the residence, taking the key to return later, which he did “at least three times” between August 23 and 26, according to the accusation.
On these occasions, without the aunt’s and her heirs’ consent, “he took and carried away” bottles of alcoholic beverages and other items such as earrings and costume rings, valued at 378 euros.
In the victim’s home, he left cigarette butts he had smoked and some of his belongings.
As the aunt had not been seen for several days, at the family’s request, local firefighters were called on August 25 to forcibly open the residence door, discovering the woman deceased with evidence of violence.
The Judicial Police investigation led them to her nephew, who had items taken from the victim’s residence in his home and vehicle.
