A man will be put in the dock accused of having taken advantage of the generosity of the man who welcomed him to his farm to commit theft in the same place where resided for a while out of pure benevolence of its owner. The defendant lived briefly in … a farm belonging to a neighbor of Puente Genil who allowed him to stay in the family home as a sign of good faith.
This stay allowed him to learn in depth the distribution of the rooms, the most discreet access points and the assets existing inside the property. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the accused used this knowledge to obtain a illicit advantage. In the early morning of February 11, 2025, the accused returned to the farm accompanied by another still unidentified person. They both arrived on bicycles, which they hid between olive trees, and entered the premises by climbing a side wall.
Once inside, they entered through a window into a shed that served as a field kitchen. There they found several items, including a drill bit and three spice jars. They then walked to the outside porch, where the car was parked. owner’s vehicle. Even though the doors were closed, they had no latch and the key was in the ignition. The accused took advantage of this situation to start the car and leave the scene with the vehicle.
In the hours that followed, he used the owner’s car to travel to the Seville towns of Herrera and Estepa. Finally, at 5:45 p.m. the next day, he left it parked on a street in Puente Genil, next to a bar. A parent of owner He recognized it by chance and warned the owner and the Civil Guard, who recovered the vehicle a few moments later.
The owner of the property, despite what happened, expressly waived any compensation. The accused is an adult and has nine convictions previous offenses for driving under the influence of alcohol, driving without a license, careless driving and threats.
Aggravating breach of trust
The Prosecutor’s Office considers the facts constituting an offense of forceful theft from an inhabited house and an offense of theft of use of a motor vehicle, in addition to assessing the aggravating breach of trustthe accused having taken advantage of the hospitality offered to him by the victim.
The Public Prosecutor’s Office in its qualification document requests from the accused 4 years and six months in prison for the offense of theft and a fine of eight months for the theft of use of the vehicle, with subsidiary personal liability in the event of non-compliance.
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