Logroño, (EFE).- The jury of the trial against Óscar PR, accused of being the alleged murderer of Javier Ovejas, on July 29, 2021 in the La Rioja municipality of Entrena and whose body has not appeared, declared this Thursday, unanimously, guilty of causing his death with a firearm, by surprise, intentionally and without the possibility of defending himself.
The jury, meeting since last Tuesday, this afternoon concluded its deliberation on the purpose of the verdict, which it delivered to the judge of the Provincial Court of La Rioja, where the trial was held between the last 19 and 26 and in which the defendant affirmed that he did nothing or threatened Ovejas, 31 years old and whom he accused of having stolen some collector’s coins.
The event occurred in the evening of July 29, 2021, the defendant taking advantage of the friendship and good relationship he had with the victim, whom, through washasp, he summoned to settle a debt of 100 euros, as verified by the jury, also unanimously.
The defendant disposed of the victim’s body, as also stated in the object of the verdict, in which it is verified that blood and organic remains of the victim appeared in the defendant’s home and vehicle.
The location of the body remains unknown, despite the arduous search efforts, with negative results, since the only thing that has appeared is a fragment of the victim’s mobile phone in a ditch, a device that was intentionally destroyed by the accused, the spokesperson for the jury has recounted.
During the reading of the jury minutes, which lasted for almost an hour, he recalled that, during the trial, several neighbors of the defendant testified that they had heard cries for help and a shot.
He has also cited that Civil Guard agents who participated in the investigation detected an engine stain on the ramp in the patio of the defendant’s house and next to it appeared the remains of Ovejas’ blood.
The jury has considered, unanimously, that the defendant did not have a license and did not have permission for the two operational firearms that he had in his home, in which, in addition, others that did not work or were ornamental were located.
WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE THE BODY IS
The prosecutor has ratified his request for a sentence for the defendant serving 22 years in prison for a crime of murder with treachery and another year for possession of weapons without permission.
For their part, the private accusations, filed by the father and the sentimental partner of Ovejas, have also insisted on their requests for sentences of 25 and 3 years for the same crimes and have alluded to the existence of an extra seriousness for not having the defendant revealed the place where the body is located.
The defense, which during the trial requested the acquittal of the 56-year-old defendant, this afternoon has requested that he be imposed, if applicable, the minimum possible sentence, coinciding with the prosecutor’s request.
In addition, regarding civil liability, which each of the two private accusations set at 100,000 euros, the defense has asked that it not be applied to the Ovejas couple because they had a five-month relationship and it has not been proven that there was any a pain.
In relation to the one requested by the victim’s father, he added that it must be “moderate” because Ovejas had been expelled from his family’s home, with whom he did not have a relationship and there is no evidence that there was pain.