Man who killed his partner’s ex-partner pleads guilty

The Alicante Court has sentenced the man who fatally wounded his partner’s ex-partner in Villena to fifteen years in prison for murder, as per judicial sources. The defendant was scheduled to be sworn in by a popular tribunal; however, the trial was postponed due to a plea bargain. The defendant entered a guilty plea to the crime he committed on July 6th, 2023, during the hearing.

A brief pursuit led to the accused’s apprehending a few hours later. He had driven his vehicle into the western area of the Port of Alicante and broken through the access gate. The suspect subsequently left the port area once more and proceeded towards the fishing basin. He abandoned the vehicle and proceeded to flee on foot following another collision. Officers from the Fiscal and Border Unit of the Alicante Police apprehended him a few minutes later. In addition to the homicide, the defendant will face prosecution for road safety violations. According to sources familiar with the case, the defendant was evidently under the influence of alcohol when the automobile incident occurred on the premises. The defendant had been in pretrial detention since his apprehension for these events at the Port of Alicante.

Approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 6th, 2023, the deceased was murdered at his residence in the San Francisco neighbourhood of “El Poblao.” The detainee entered the residence of his current partner’s ex-husband and began to violently beat on the door in an attempt to compel her to open it. The attacker promptly stabbed the victim, a 42-year-old mechanic by profession, at least three times before fleeing. The victim opened the door. The offence was motivated by jealousy, as evidenced by all available information. It appears that the woman was present at the site when the events took place.

No potential for defence

At the time, the defendant maintained that he was merely attempting to protect himself from a subsequent attack by the victim, who had previously assaulted him with a knife. The indictment has been admitted, thereby refuting this version. The Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution both charged him with premeditated murder, contending that the stabbings occurred unexpectedly and without the victim having the opportunity to defend herself. The fatal stabbings prevented the dispatched medical personnel from saving her life.

The Alicante Court has successfully concluded the second plea bargain trial with a jury in less than a week. Another individual pleaded guilty before the weekend to the charge of fatally beating a homeless man with a boulder in a homeless settlement in Tossal de Alicante. He was subsequently sentenced to eleven years in prison. These plea bargains are permissible under the new Law on the Efficiency of Justice, irrespective of the defendant’s sentence. Prior to the reform, the law prohibited plea bargains and required a trial if the requested sentence exceeded six years in prison.