The popular jury begins deliberation on the guilt or innocence of Paul Rigothe old man from Porreres (Mallorca) who in 2018 killed one of the attackers at his home.
The president of the court should deliver the objective of the verdict to the nine members of the popular jury, who will have to determine the guilt or not of the four accused of the facts with which they are accused. Remember that in addition to the retiree, the alleged thieves are being prosecuted.
At the end of the sessions, The prosecutor maintains his accusation against Pau Rigo considering that during the trial it was proven that when he shot one of the thieves who broke into his house in February 2018, he was not defending his life but decided to “start their help” to prevent them from stealing nearly 15,000 euros.
The public prosecutor’s representative also does not believe that it is proven that, during the robbery, Rigo and his ex-wife – with whom he was living at the time – were victims of “extreme” physical violence before the shooting. Rigo’s defense demands a free acquittal.
During the trial, Rigo assured that the attackers had hit him several times and that he feared for his life and that of his wife. “Until he decides to do something, defend me”he said to justify taking one of his hunting rifles and shooting one of them.
During his interrogation, Rigo, who was 78 years old at the time of the events years old, he said he was approached by two thieves (brothers and sisters among themselves, one of whom is deceased), that they hit him at different times during the attack. This, coupled with the fact that he suspected they were after more money than him and that he had recently suffered another violent robbery at his home, made him fear for his life and that of his wife, he said. he pointed out.
According to his account, he took advantage of the opportunity to fetch one of his two hunting rifles that he had loaded, and was placed with the intent to intimidate to the thieves and leave. “I never thought about shooting. It was in defense, I didn’t attack, they attacked me, which is not the same. I was attacked with a gun in my hand, and what was I going to do? I shot big. “I didn’t know where he shot,” he said.
