The Zamora state court sentenced the woman and the man to 22 and 17 years in prison, respectively, for the so-called “Terra crime.” The judgment sentenced the defendant to 22 years in prison as a criminally responsible author. … of the crime of Murder due to betrayal On the charge of facilitating the commission of another crime, the defendant was sentenced to 17 years in prison for murder with prior malice, but there were no circumstances in either case to change the criminal liability.
Additionally, the convicted woman and man must jointly and severally pay restitution to the victim’s family. 120,000 euros The defendant is then ordered to pay two-thirds of the costs incurred, including public prosecution costs, with the remaining one-third declared ex officio. On top of that, Another defendant was acquitted as an accomplice.
It is not appropriate to request a pardon or a suspended sentence. Regarding this judgment, which is not final, there is an appeal In the civil and criminal courts of the Superior Court of Castile and León.
“They threw the body into the river.”
On an unspecified date, from 7:00 a.m. on December 23, 2019 to 7:00 a.m. on December 27, 2019, the defendants visited an area known as Pozo Muerto, located on the right bank of the Tela River at the mouth of Lake Sanabria.
“Previously, the defendants provided the victim with:all kinds of drugs that cause drowsiness, Eliminating any possibility of defense, they tied a bag of agricultural quicklime to him and placed his lower body inside the bag. “They covered his eyes and mouth with duct tape and took his documents to make it difficult to identify him if he was found,” according to the ruling.
“The defendant then threw the body into the river with the intention of taking his own life. The man died of suffocation due to submersion. “As the defendant continued to receive from Portugal and the United Kingdom the full amount of the pension payments into bank accounts owned by the victim, even after her death, the defendant acted with the motive of obtaining an illegal financial gain and incorporating it into his own assets,” the judgment added.
the jury deemed it unproven That the victim was placed in a completely helpless situation due to her age, and that the defendant acted with the aim of obtaining an illegal financial advantage in order to keep the pension for himself.
For this reason, the defendant is in a situation of reported provisional detention without bail, which was agreed by the Order of the Court of First Instance of Puebla de Sanabria dated August 7, 2023 and Order No. 1 and ratified by the same Court on August 25, 2023.
The Zamora Regional Court agreed to extend the defendant’s interim detention, to be calculated after two years.
The accused, who was reportedly in interim detention and without bail for this reason, was released by order dated October 28, 2025, following a verdict of not guilty by the jury court. But he’s in prison for another reason.
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