The prosecution reduced its request to sentence an accused Entering a convoy and raping a woman who was sleeping in the car with her partner. The man admitted the facts and asked for pardon at the beginning of the trial against him, which is being held this week in the Cantabrian Regional Court.
Before starting the oral hearing, with the arbitration panel, a representative of the Public Ministry He demanded that the accused be imprisoned for five and a half years, a request he reduced by six months. Meanwhile, the victim’s private accusation reduced her to six years in prison. The defense held the accused for four years and one day, which is the minimum sentence for the crimes attributed to its client – breaking and entering and rape.
The defense insisted that Alleviate repentance and repair damage and alcohol poisoning. In addition to apologizing for what happened, the accused deposited an amount of 3,000 euros out of approximately 10,000 euros requested by the Public Prosecutor’s Office to compensate the woman for the consequences and moral damage she caused.
The man claimed that I didn’t remember well what happened due to drinking alcohol previously (Two bottles of whisky). He also indicated that he voluntarily underwent DNA tests to cooperate with the investigation, according to sources familiar with the case.
The two parties presented their final conclusions on Wednesday in the penultimate session of the trial. Awaiting jury verdictwhose topic will be delivered this Thursday with the facts on which they will deliberate. On this day, both forensic experts and the head of the Forensic Sciences Department of the National Police certified their reports.
At the previous hearing, during the exercise of witness testimony, the complainant testified behind closed doors and confirmed all aspects of the complaint, as did her partner. On that day, members of the National Police who participated in the search for and arrest of the suspect also appeared shortly after the incident, and one of them stated that he “Signs of bad breath due to alcohol consumption.”
Facts
The events took place on October 12, 2024 In the parking lot of Los Peligros Beach, in Santander, where the couple parked their mobile home and slept inside. At approximately 7:30 a.m., the accused approached the car, opened the door – which was closed but unlocked – and approached the bed.
then, He inserted his hand inside the woman’s pajamas and inserted one or more fingers into her vagina. She then woke up, screamed, and the suspect ran away. Minutes later, the police intercepted him in a street near the place.
During cross-examination in plenary session, the defendant – a citizen of Peru who only responded to questions from his lawyers – indicated that he was at that time He is “upset and desperate” because he has not been able to see his minor children. He added to that that that night he provided “difficult” service in the restaurant where he was working at the time, and the alcohol he consumed when he left: “I wanted to clear my mind a little.” But he indicated that this was not an “excuse” to justify what he did and that he “could not believe it” later. “I don’t know what happened,” he said.