The April 2024 Chiloeche triple crime trial, in which three young people have been in the dock since Monday this week, one of whom – FPS – is the alleged perpetrator of these deaths, will begin with the first statements of the parties, with at least the main defendant expected to give statements next Friday the 14th.
At around 11:15 a.m., an oral hearing before a nine-member popular jury began in Guadalajara state court, where the 29-year-old FPS was found to be: Alleged perpetrator of triple crime against couple and daughter For AEV (age 52), EFG (age 53), and LV (age 22), the prosecutor’s office is seeking 20 years of permanent reviewable imprisonment for the death of their daughter, five years for CBM and DMA as “necessary collaborators” as accomplices in the robbery, and 20 years each for the deaths of the other two.
And while depositions begin this Tuesday, the prosecutor’s office has maintained that the alleged gunman is responsible for three murders in addition to the violent and armed robbery since he entered the couple’s cabin while they were sleeping. loaded with bayonets and knives Then, surprised, he first killed the father, then the mother, and finally the daughter and CBM’s girlfriend who were trying to escape.
In its arguments, the prosecutor’s office wanted to show that FPS broke into the chalet itself at dawn with a bayonet and a knife to steal a valuable watch, and then stabbed the victim when he was “completely defenseless,” but that the robbery had been arranged in advance with CBM, who was the deceased’s daughter’s partner at the time, knew the house well, and told the perpetrators where everything was.
According to documents from the public prosecutor’s office, between February and April last year, the accused CBM entered into an “agreement” with the also accused FPS. commit a robbery at your partner’s home LV believed he had “a collection of valuable watches and cash,” but in the end the only person who entered the house was a triple-crime perpetrator.
“He knows perfectly well what he is doing and wants to do what he is doing,” a representative of the Ministry of Public Affairs said in the presentation of facts, alluding to the main defendant and the perpetrator in one of the cases of death of the suspect, who remains in prison for life according to the law. He asked for 20 years for his father’s death and another 20 years for his mother’s death.the prosecutor representing the deceased young woman’s twins, the only survivors of the family, responded.
The prosecutor’s office claims that the FPS entered the family home at dawn. In the urbanization of Medina Azahara in ChiloéchesArmed with a bayonet about 40 centimeters long and a knife, he attacked them, “taking advantage of the absolute defenselessness of his victims.”
Prosecutors believe it has been proven that the defendant stabbed the father 29 times, the mother 14 times and the daughter seven times, after setting the blindfold on fire to hide the truth as he tried to escape down the stairs. A representative from the Public Ministry described the murder as “the worst crime that could be committed” and denied acting under the influence of drugs, as the defense had said, but pointed out that, on the contrary, the main suspect acted with “callousness and premeditation” in carrying out the crime.
The prosecution reported that FPS acted on an agreement with CBM, the partner of the murdered daughter, and DMA, who would have participated in the preparations for the robbery. For both, Prosecutors seek five years in prison A charge of robbery with assault with a deadly weapon as a necessary co-operator in an occupied dwelling.
The defense asks to assess the situation.
Meanwhile, FPS’s defense admitted that his client was “the author of the three deaths” but asked the jury to assess the circumstances in which they occurred. In this sense, the defendant entered the house with the intention of stealing, and the father of the family asserted that “he was the one who started the confrontation.”
Similarly, he asked to consider the effects of taking the drug, which he said “diminished his willpower.” “My client is guilty, but not guilty of all the things he is accused of. “There are two criminals here, him and drugs.”said the defense, recalling that the defendant had already paid €20,000 in damages.
As for the other two defendants, in the case of CBM, the defense presented as “proven” evidence the 61% disability suffered by their client, while in the case of DMA, the lawyer emphasized that a few hours after learning what had happened, the same “horrified person who heard the news” dressed and went to private security.
“This incident led to the arrest of defendant Fernando,” he concluded.
The trial was held in front of a popular jury of nine people. Scheduled to last until November 19th It continues this Tuesday with testimonial evidence. Statements from the defendants are scheduled for Friday the 14th.
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