A man will be tried for the alleged murder of his wife in Los Cristianos, Tenerifein 2022. The trial, which will take place from May 8 to 12, will feature a jury. The prosecution requests a sentence of 22 years in prison for the elderly, who also faces the aggravating factor of kinship and gender.
The victim, who was married to the defendant for 56 years, was attacked while lying asleep on a sofa.. The defendant stabbed him several times in the neck with 8.5-centimeter scissors and later stabbed him in the abdomen with a 31-centimeter knife. The neighbors, alarmed by the screams, called the police and health services, but the woman had already died. The man, for his part, was taken to the emergency room after having cut his forearms.
the relationship had gotten worse
According to the Prosecutor’s Office, the relationship between the couple had progressively deteriorated and the defendant exercised physical and psychological violence about his wife, who bore the mistreatment with resignation. In the days prior to the crime, the defendant had suffered intense ear pain that he considered irreversible, which aggravated the verbal abuse of his partner.
The trial will be conducted by a jury, which means that a group of citizens will be chosen to determine the guilt or innocence of the defendant. This system is used in Spain for serious cases, such as murder. The defendant faces a sentence of 22 years in prison and the Prosecutor’s Office has also requested compensation of 100,000 euros for each of the two daughters of the couple and another ten years of supervised freedom.
tragic event
This tragic event adds to the long list of cases of gender violence that occur in Spain and around the world. Gender violence is a serious problem that affects women of all ages, social classes and ethnic groups. It is important that measures are taken to prevent gender-based violence and to protect the victims. Justice must be implacable with those who commit this type of crime, as in the case of this man who will be tried for the death of his wife.
The trial for the alleged murder of a woman in Los Cristianos, Tenerife, in 2022, will be carried out from May 8 to 12 by a jury. The defendant faces a sentence of 22 years in prison and compensation of 100,000 euros for each of the two daughters of the couple, as well as another ten years of probation. This sad case is a reminder of the importance of combating gender violence and protecting the victims.
