Logroño (EFE) time” and has apologized to the family and to all those who have “harmed”.
The Provincial Court of Logroño has held the seventh and last session of the popular court trial against Almeida, who, when Álex’s crime occurred, was on probation for the murder and sexual assault of a woman in Logroño in 1998, for what He was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
In the use of his right to exercise the last word in the trial, the defendant has assured that it was not something “pre-calculated” and has blamed the media, which have “misrepresented and invented” what has been told in court during the trial.
“I saw Álex wandering through the park, I asked him if he wanted to come to my house to show him a bird. I didn’t force him, I didn’t force him, I didn’t grab him. The boy entered the portal, and he just quickly went up the stairs, ”he stressed in his story.
“That day he had drunk a lot, and drinking does not affect everyone in the same way”, as has been justified, and he went down to the park next to his house to smoke, “not with a premeditated plan” to go look for children “with the purpose that has been exposed in the room”.
He has acknowledged that, after showing Álex the bird, he began “to have a certain fantasy at that moment”, but he has rejected that he sexually assaulted him.
“When I started hearing noises (in the building), I knew the boy wanted to run away. I grabbed his shirt from behind, which left a mark, and covered his mouth. I held him loosely, I had no intention of killing him. Suddenly, I realize that he has lost consciousness and I go out to ask for help with the child in my arms, ”she explained.
Later, he continued, “with the zipper down (from his pants) and without a coat”, he went down the stairs because the elevator was busy and when he found a policeman, he handed over the child (already lifeless, according to witnesses), but “at no time” did he hide it.
At the hearing, the prosecutor, the private prosecution, by Álex’s parents, and the private prosecution, by the Clara Campoamor association, have confirmed their request for permanent reviewable prison for a crime of murder and 15 years in prison for another of assault sexual.
Almeida’s defense has requested his free acquittal, and, secondarily if he is found guilty, that the mitigating factors of reparation for damages and confession be taken into account.
A predator without empathy
The prosecutor has reminded the members of the jury that the testimonies and analyzes carried out by the “best professionals” of the “most cutting-edge” laboratories, whose reports have reached “a level of probative burden that is more than sufficient ” to confirm his conclusions.
“He is an extremely cold-blooded man. He was calm when he was surprised by the police on the stairs and has remained so throughout the trial. Horrible photos have been shown, Álex’s father collapsed, and a psychologist cried. Have you seen any regretful, sad gesture, any anguish or empathy towards the parents? ”, He asked the jury.
He has insisted that “he has no remorse, it doesn’t come out” and, for him, Almeida is “a predator” who sought out a small child as “prey” because he was an “easy target” and that “he knows perfectly well that he is doing harm, He does not have a double personality or a mental problem: he is satisfied and willingly does it”, in relation to sexual assault; and, furthermore, “he did not kill Álex, he murdered him”, because there was treachery, since the child did not have the capacity to defend himself.
The defense lawyer has said that there is no doubt that “the child goes up to the house of his will” and has rejected that his defendant had “a preconceived plan”, because he did not try to hide the body and left with the child in his arms to seek help.