A forensic doctor from the Institute of Legal Medicine of Galicia (Imelga) who participated in the autopsy of the body of Samuel Luiz confirms that he died “as a result of multiple blows in the context of an attack” and that they added up until they caused death. “We are talking about cumulative injuries,” he summarized, specifying that those suffered by the victim are compatible with punches and kicks. The death came after he suffered cardiac arrest “multiple times” at the scene, when he collapsed following the fatal beating on the A Coruña seafront. The situation was repeated later: “On three occasions his heart stopped during the transfer by ambulance to the hospital,” he said during the trial, reports Europa Press.
This doctor said that paramedics tried to resuscitate him for ninety minutes, but without success. “They fought a lot,” he said. Due to the erosions that the body presented in different parts, it concludes that it received numerous impacts, but it does not seem that it defended itself. There were no typical marks, like on the knuckles. “I don’t know if he had a choice, but it doesn’t seem like he defended himself,” he insisted in response to the prosecutor’s questions.
All this in a statement with a very detailed account of the injuries on the body of the deceased and with few or no questions from the defense, who were content to know whether the intensity of the blows could be inferred. Nor have private and popular accusations raised any questions.
The murder trial sessions continue this Tuesday with experts and after the conclusion of testimony. Two police officers who will examine the contents of the defendants’ cell phones gave their explanations in court. Consistent with previous testimony, one agent confirmed a change of telephone number by one of the accused, Alejandro MR, after the events while another confirmed a “significant” flow of calls between the accused in the early hours of day of July 3, 2021. of brutal assault – and after.
“There were many,” he said to clarify that in the case of Catherine SB, she does not make calls, but she receives them. All this in a statement in which he also highlighted searches of newspapers “outside normal hours” on the day of the events, around six in the morning.
“They have things in common,” he said when the prosecution questioned him about the possible location of the defendants that night from cell phones, although when questioned by Alejandro MR’s defense, he admitted that he could not determine the radius of action. antennas to be able to specify the location where the person is.
