The Juvenile Court of Santander has sentenced the eldest son of 15 years of age of Silvia López Gayubasthe woman who was murdered in February of this year in the Cantabrian town of Castro Urdiales, to six years of confinement in a center for the death of her mother. Silvia’s other son, 13 years old, cannot be charged because he is under 14, so he is admitted to a child protection center.
This has been stated in a ruling to which ‘El Correo’ has had access. This sentence represents the maximum possible sentence that is included in the Juvenile Law.
The body of the Cantabrian catechist was found at the beginning of February with signs of violence inside a car which was in the garage of the urbanization where he lived. Hours later, the Civil Guard confirmed the arrest of his two minor children, who had been missing, for their involvement in the crime.
After committing it, they both called their grandmother simulating a kidnappingso she decided to talk to the Benemérita. When the agents went to the family’s home, located on Monte Cerredo Street, they found a vehicle locked in the garage and, inside, the deceased woman: she was handcuffed, gagged, with a bag over her head and with several stab wounds on her head. the neck.
The children were found by the Police in the town’s Cotolino park, where they were hiding. Silvia and her husband, who at the time of the crime was away from Castro Urdiales for work, They had adopted the young people in Russia.
At the time, the mayor of Castro Urdiales, Susana Herrán, stated that minors They were not “at all conflictive,” but “academically excellent.” and with a “personality according to their age.” “It has crossed all of our minds what is happening for events of this nature to occur,” reflected the councilor, who, in her opinion, was a “tragic event” for the neighbors who, “in the 21st century, with all the resources and information available,” cases like this can occur.
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