Forty years after murder of the Marquises of Urquijoyour children Miriam and Juan de la Sierra Urquijothe latter sadly passed away two years ago, were still unable to see the images of their parents lying on their deathbed after being shot that fateful August 2, 1980 in their luxurious villa in Somosaguas. To date, they had been aware of the media interest that the case continues to arouse, which is why after the broadcast in 2021 of the three-episode miniseries ‘Caso Urquijo’ produced by Atresmedia TV in collaboration with Cuerdos de Atar, both decided to file a lawsuit to prohibit the use of the famous images of his parents lying on their deathbeds.
Justice agreed with them a few days ago, as stated in the ruling of the Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 3 of Colmenar Viejo consulted by ABC. “The fact that the event is of general interest cannot represent a patent of marque for the indiscriminate use of images as sensitive as those that concern us here,” recognizes the ruling, which states that “although at the time the images were published, photographs and the fact that they were disseminated in a multitude of media cannot leave the now plaintiff helpless when, more than forty years later, and with the social evolution that has occurred, she alleges a violation of her rights to personal privacy and familiar because they continue to be used in recently created audiovisual products.
This sentence enables Mario Bonachomanaging partner of Averum Lawyers who has acted as a lawyer defending the children of the marquises to request the elimination of all images posted on the Internet by various media outlets. In addition to having the peace of mind that under the final ruling the Urquijo family will be able to have the rest of not seeing those images that are so painful for them in the media. «In a rule of law like ours, it is possible to talk about an event of marked public interest, a different thing is that after more than 40 years images are used that, due to their delicacy and the time elapsed, it is not necessary to show more to the public. spectator,” highlights Bonacho.
This judicial action did not seek to claim moral damages that, according to his defense, have been generated over these years. If so, millions of euros would have been requested, a circumstance that was ruled out from the beginning. The Sentence grants them 5,000 euros as compensation, a symbolic amount that they requested since the only purpose was to bury the painful images.
Myriam de la Sierra Urquijo She is satisfied with the result and sad because her brother Juan, who started this lawsuit with her, has not been able to see the ruling. The VI Marquis of Urquijo, whose title he inherited from his late father, died on July 5, 2022, at the age of 63, in a clinic in Madrid. The businessman and lawyer, who had lived in Panama for years with his wife and children, suffered from a long illness that he ultimately could not overcome.
The Somosaguas chalet, which Juan inherited, still cannot be sold
A few months ago, his name and that of his sister Myriam were once again in the spotlight when information about the sale of the family chalet where the incidents occurred emerged. fateful events. In the hereditary distribution it was Juan who lived with his family for several years before moving to Panama. Although an attempt has been made to sell it on several occasions, the legend of a ‘cursed place’ that hangs over it makes the real estate operation difficult. Right now the famous Somosaguas chalet of 875 meters built and 2,721 square meters of plot that was completely renovated after the tragedy, is still for sale in a luxurious real estate agency for 2,480,000 euros. Victorydaughter of Juan, now holds the title of Marchioness of Urquijo after requesting it more than a year ago. The 22-year-old girl studies Psychology at the private Francisco de Vitoria University in Madrid.
His aunt, Myriam de la Sierra, was always very close to her little brother; both suffered the parallel judgment of society, many of whom thought they were guilty or accomplices of the murder of their parents. She has always defended her innocence and, in fact, they were never charged. Married three times, her last husband, the Pakistani Bash Bokhari, is also her co-worker and partner in the network marketing company they both created. In addition to personal suffering, Myriam faced ruin due to a jewelry company she set up and which forced her to get rid of the chalet in La Moraleja and Sotogrande that she inherited from her parents. But she left those painful stages behind, as she herself recounted in her book ‘Why did it happen to me?’ (ed. Espasa) published in 2013, a self-help testimony on how to overcome situations as dramatic and adverse as those she experienced.
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