Revisable permanent prison for the man who killed his mother-in-law in Colònia de Sant Jordi

PalmaReviewable permanent imprisonment for the murderer of a 74-year-old woman, who was his mother-in-law, in Colonia de Sant Jordi. The judge has considered proven that the man, 47 years old, kicked the victim in the head for at least 15 minutes until causing her death, all in inhumane and unnecessary suffering.

Furthermore, he did so in a context of "domination, power, control, and contempt towards the woman" and takes into account the gender aggravating circumstance. The convicted man would have to compensate his ex-partner, the victim's daughter, with 300,000 euros. After imprisonment, the judge prohibits him from living in Mallorca for 10 years. The woman, 74 years old, was in a situation of extreme fragility and weakness, due to her age and her health status, which completely prevented her from defending herself, the judicial resolution points out.

The sentence states that this death is not classified as homicide, but is elevated to murder due to extreme cruelty and treachery, given that the convicted man took advantage of the fact that the victim was arriving alone at an isolated dwelling, distant from any immediate source of help, at which point he attacked her and threw her to the ground. Regarding the victim's vulnerability, the sentence recalls that the jury established it in its verdict not only due to the woman's age but also due to the disc problems and severe arthritis she suffered from, which required her to take opioid painkillers and made her a person "especially vulnerable and with serious difficulties in defending herself".

Furthermore, in accordance with the conclusions reached in the verdict issued by the Jury, the judge appreciates that the gender aggravating circumstance is present in the accused's conduct. Although the Prosecutor's Office initially sought a prison sentence of 20 years for the man, it later raised the request to 25 and, once the jury's verdict was issued, requested a sentence of reviewable permanent imprisonment, in line with the private prosecution.