The second section of the Provincial Court of La Coruña, in accordance with the verdict of the jury court, convicted, as author of the crime of complete murder, with an incomplete defense of act due to mental alteration.sentenced to ten years in prison to a woman who killed her husband in the municipality of Paderne in La Coruña.
The jury considered it proven that, with intent to cause death, she struck her husband with a knife or the like while he was sleeping or resting and unprepared for bed in one rooms of the family home. In this situation, according to understood proven, “the attacked had no possibility of defending himself, which the perpetrator took advantage of to secure the desired outcome of death. “Furthermore, they considered that there was evidence that the defendant suffered from bipolar disorder and a personality disorder, which resulted in a significant reduction in her mental abilities.
At the time of the realization of the events, as stated in the sentence, “he retained the ability to understand his actions, but his ability to control his impulses was significantly reduced due to these mental disorders, lack of treatment and of drug and alcohol consumption. in these circumstances. For these reasons, the jury concluded that “although he wanted and knew its scope, he failed to sufficiently evaluate the results and harmful consequences of his action due to lack of analysis and reflection”, let yourself be carried away by your own impulse“.
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