The justice of Santa Fe confirmed on Tuesday the sentence that keeps him behind bars Diego Roberto Zapatathe 32-year-old motorcycle mechanic, like Co-author of the brothers’ murder Gaston Nahuel Jaime And Augustine Jaime.
Both young men died in an ambush southwest of rosary in October 2020, in a case that shocked the local community and in which the criminal chamber ruled despite the allegations of the defense Affirm the sentence of 22 years in prison for Zapata.
According to the newspaper portal The capitalThe decision was issued by the court of second instance, consisting of Waiter Javier Beltramone, Bibiana Alonso and Carolina Hernandezwho rejected the appeal filed by the defense.
This means that the verdict imposed in March Judge Gonzalo Fernández Bussy, Mariano Aliau and Silvana Lamas stood his ground and pointed to Zapata as the driver of the vehicle from which the fatal shots were fired at the Jaime brothers.
On October 31, 2020 Augustine And Gaston James16 and 24 years old, respectively, attended a family gathering at their father’s nearby house Boulevard Lavalle and Seguíin Rosario.
Shortly before midnight, the two set off on a Yamaha Crypton motorcycle to buy groceries in the neighborhood.
After a few minutes the brothers set off Castellanos road towards Seguí, Area designated as a conflict zone due to insecurity.
When crossing the intersection September 24thA Renault Clio gray He approached them dangerously. He was traveling in the vehicle Juan Cruz Morelidentified as Killer who opened fire from the car at close range, resulting in the fall and immediate death of the two teenagers.
One of the witnesses reported: “I saw the gray car go by and a man got out and shouted at the people on the motorbike: ‘What did I tell you, you fucker, I wanted to get you'”a sentence that was later added to the record. According to the hypothesis, the men were attributed responsibility for an alleged robbery, but this fact was never proven.
During the trial, the reconstruction of events was supported by eyewitness accounts and confidential statements that were eventually located Diego Roberto ZapataNickname ““Motomel”behind the wheel of the car from which Morel shot.
The prosecution, led by Prosecutor Alejandro Ferlazzoclaimed that Zapata played a significant role in enabling the attack by driving the getaway vehicle.
In his argument, the prosecutor suggested a sentence of 25 years in prison for Zapata, arguing that the motorcycle mechanic knew both the area and the victims and was directly involved in carrying out the double murder. Ultimately, the court decided to impose a prison sentence of 22 years, which the mechanic’s defense appealed.
The judgment also included relevant testimony from witnesses who stated: “Cumpa, nothing will happen to you, it’s not the fight with you. Be careful, these idiots are stealing.”. These are consistent with the reconstruction carried out Words were spoken by the murderer to one of those present on the night of the crime.
Zapata was arrested two years after the double murderwhen police found him in his own home Castellanos at 3600. His name appeared repeatedly in the statements of witnesses to the incident, some of them as witnesses protected by the magnitude of the case and the threats that followed.
On his part Juan Cruz Morel – whom the evidence identified as the material perpetrator of the double murder – admitted responsibility during an abbreviated trial in May 2024 29 years in prisonas well as the conviction for another murder, the illegal carrying of a weapon of war, a robbery and a threat case.
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