Joana Sanz reveals the condition of Dani Alves: 'He crashed into the closet and collapsed'

This Tuesday was the second day of the trial against Daniel Alves in the Barcelona Hearing. The Brazilian is accused of sexual abuse against a young woman in the nightclub Sutton on December 30, 2022.

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22 witnesses gave their version of the reported events. One of the most anticipated statements was that of Joana Sanz, wife Dani Alves and a key piece in the defense of the Brazilian led by the lawyer Ines Guardiola.

In the second session of the day, the 31-year-old model claimed that he was very drunk when he got home. “It wasn't worth talking to him as he came, it was better to leave it for the next day”, and explained that his condition was deplorable. “He comes home very drunk, smelling of alcohol. “He crashed into the closet and collapsed on the bed.”

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When asked if she was upset with him for not taking her to the party at the nightclub, she indicated that “it was a lie” and explained that her last conversation with Alves was around 11 at night.

“On WhatsApp I asked him if he was coming to dinner and he said no. Later, I don't remember. The last WhatsApp was around eleven at night,” he said.

Finally, she was emphatic in stating that she never legally requested a divorce from the 40-year-old former player.

The Catalan Police confirms the victim's version

The Mossos d'Esquadra (autonomous police of Catalonia) They confirmed this Tuesday that the images from the nightclub's security cameras Sutton of Barcelona “completely corroborate” the complaint of the young woman who accuses the footballer Daniel Alves of rape, a case for which the Prosecutor's Office asks him for nine years in prison.

In the second session of the trial Alves at the Barcelona Court A dozen Mossos agents appeared this Tuesday, testifying that when they attended to the victim she was in “shock”, she “collapsed” when she gave details of the rape and she was reluctant to report it because she feared that she would not be believed or that his identity was spread, while he made it clear to them that “he didn't want money, only justice.”

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One of the officers who took a police statement from the victim, whom she saw as “very affected”, has certified that her report of what happened was “completely corroborated” with the images from the nightclub's cameras, which recorded the moments before and after they both entered the bathroom of a booth at the Sutton nightclub in Barcelona.

Another agent of the Central Unit against Sexual Assaults (UCAS) of the Mossos has testified that at first they tried to calm the victim before her police statement, but that when the girl arrived to explain the sexual assault “it collapsed a little.”

It was the Mossos agents who told her about the scenario that would open up if she reported it or if she didn't, since the victim's fear was that her name would be revealed or that she would not be believed, since the accused was a “known person.” “, so he felt “powerless.”

The agents who attended to the victim at the nightclub have reported that the young woman was in “shock” and that she did not stop crying, so they had to calm her down, since she was barely able to articulate a word.

To the two agents who treated her at the nightclub Sutton the victim told them that “I didn't want money, just justice.”

The Mossos have insisted that the young woman, as her two friends explained on Monday, was afraid to report Daniel Alves -whom she referred to as an “important person”-, both out of fear that she would not be believed and also because of the media impact that the case could have or the possibility that her name would become known.

Furthermore, she confessed to one of the first agents who attended to her that He felt “guilty” for what had happened with Dani Alvesalthough the Mossos, they have explained, made her understand that she was the victim.

Another of the agents who has declared is responsible for the UCASwhich was in charge of coordinating the arrest of Alves in his lawyer's office in Barcelona, ​​where the Brazilian soccer player traveled since Mexicoa country to which he had returned after the events because at that time he was playing with the UNAM Pumas.

As explained, an agreement was reached with the athlete's lawyer to avoid an arrest in public space, in order to protect the identity of Dani Alves, since they were aware of the “media” relevance of the alleged aggressor.

A story that has corroborated one of the Mossos d'Esquadra who carried out the arrest of the accused, who has explained that this type of discreet arrest was the decision of his “bosses.”

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With information from EFE.

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