The Regional Court of Madrid sentenced a man to 32 years in prison He killed his wife with several stab wounds to the neck In front of his 12-year-old son at his home in Mostoles. The court considers him to have committed one crime of premeditated murder, another of continuous threats, a crime of mental injuries, and another of habitual harm with aggravating circumstances related to sex and relationship, after the People’s Jury convicted him in its ruling.
The events occurred on May 8, 2023 at the family home. S sentence released on Wednesday that you can access 20 minutesShe reported that the accused stabbed the victim several times with a knife In the presence of their 12-year-old son When the events occurred and he tried to avoid the attack.
The couple was married for 12 years. According to the court’s decision, accused Fernando reproached, insulted, pushed and insulted his wife Gemma Maria throughout the duration of their relationship, in addition to being jealous towards her potential boyfriends. So, in February 2023, Gemma I decided to start divorce proceedings.
When the accused learned of Gemma’s intention to divorce, he “with the intention of intimidating her” proceeded to say phrases such as: “I will ruin your life”, or “When we meet I have a surprise ready”, or “Be careful what you do with me because I have weapons and you could end up in a ditch”.
On May 8, at around six in the morning, Fernando grabbed a knife, entered the room where Gemma was sleeping and pounced on her and stabbed her in the neck, “with the intention of ending her life or accepting the possibility of such an outcome.”
“I ruined my life, and now I’m ruining it.”
Their son woke up when he heard his mother screaming and went into the room. He rushed towards his father asking him to stop the attack, and the man replied: “I ruined my life, and now I’m ruining it.”She pushed the child who ran out of the house to seek help.
At that moment, Fernando locked the door of the house “to prevent any third party from entering,” and continued to stab the victim in the neck and face. Gemma later had to undergo emergency surgery at October 12 Hospital, where she died due to the severity of her injuries. For his part, when members of the National Police arrived at Fernando’s house He “spontaneously” told agents that he had killed his wife.
As a result of these events, the accused has since been remanded in custody without bail. Likewise, the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 of Mostoles agreed in July 2023 to suspend the parental rights of her minor son, not to establish a system of visitation and contacts.
In this way, he is sentenced to 25 years in prison for premeditated murder. to one year and ten months for the crime of habitual assault; to one year and eight months for the crime of continuous threat and three years and six months for the crime of mental injury; They are all with him Worsening of the relationship and sex.
In addition to the prison sentence imposed by the court He is prevented from approaching and communicating with his son and the victim’s mother – the child’s grandmother who has custody of him – for 26 years. He is also sentenced to be deprived of the right to own and bear weapons for a period of 4 years, and to compensate his son in the amount of 193,134 euros, the victim’s parents with 60,000 euros each, and the sister with 24,000 euros.