For the first time in Cordoba, Very serious crime solved within 3 months and the murderer was convicted first summary trial Up to maximum penalty: Life sentence.
The trial took place last week at the Gender Violence Regulation Court 2. Sebastian García Amchastegui. Valentin René Vivas (71) Confessed to killing someone Ricardo Morales (58) On Sunday, August 3rd of this year, I was walking around the Argüero district with my partner at 10am.
He was stabbed in the chest 25 times, killing him instantly. Vivas fled on the motorcycle he was driving. The vehicle was found by police several hours later among the weeds in Morteros. He was arrested and transported to Cordoba.
The investigation was conducted by the 4th Shift Gender Violence Prosecutor’s Office and was subrogated. Gerardo Reyes.
Gisela Piedithe plaintiff’s lawyer representing the three children of the victims, emphasized the work of Deputy Commissioner Romina Luna Lentina for the accuracy of the investigation.
This judgment established that the event clearly occurred Background of family and gender violence.
gender violence
Vivas and Marta Cajal were a couple in 2024 without living together for six months. Cahal ended their relationship in September because Vivas was aggressive and demanded submission. He did not accept the breakup and continued to harass, insult and denigrate her as a woman.
In December, she began a formal relationship with Ricardo Morales.
The first act by Vivas was threat. He sent the woman a 13-minute WhatsApp audio telling her to take care of herself. He wrote:At some point, your world will collapse on you.” and “you will shed tears of blood”.
chain murder case
At around 10am on August 3, Vivas was riding his motorcycle on Calle Coquena in the Villa 9 de Frio neighborhood of Argüero when he noticed Marta Cajal and her current partner, Ricardo Morales, walking by. He made a “U” turn, got off his bike, pulled out a butcher knife and brutally attacked Morales without saying a word. He died at the scene.
As a legal qualification, “Qualified murder committed with the purpose of inflicting pain on those involved.”” is based on the fact that Vivas’s murderous act was directed by “an ulterior purpose of inflicting emotional distress on his ex-partner,” which constitutes a qualifying subjective element required in a criminal offense.
A judge orders psychotherapy for a confessed murderer in prison.
The complainant’s lawyer, Gisela Rita Luciana Piedi, expressed concern about the risk the violent situation posed to Marta Cajal in the future, in response to a request from Vivas’s defense for house arrest.
They also demanded that Anthes be stripped of his retirement benefits. Both matters will be dealt with by the Criminal Execution Court.
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