The reading of the judgment of the case of the alleged murderer of S. João da Pesqueira was on Monday postponed to July 10 due to a “no material change” of the charge related to the number of shots.
Manuel Pinto Baltazar, called “Stick” is alleged to have fired a weapon type shotgun against his daughter and ex-wife (Sonia and Maria Angelina Baltazar Baltazar, who were injured) and two of this family (the aunt and mother, Elisa Barros and Maria Lina Silva, who died).
The indictment states that Manuel Baltazar reached first Elisa Barros, then Maria Angelina and then, at a time when Sonia and Maria Lina had their backs, at a distance of about five meters, again wielded the weapon and fired, hitting his daughter and his ex-mother in law.
The president of the group of judges, Candida Martin, read a resolution that aimed to realize that at this moment two shots were fired, taking into account that said several witnesses and assistants during the presentation of evidence and traces found on site.
According to the judge, Manuel Baltazar “acted with intent to cause death” either the daughter or the ex-mother in law.
“These are achievements,” he said, adding that it is not anything new and this is a matter that is being debated throughout the trial.
Nevertheless, the lawyer Manuel Baltazar, Manuel Rodrigues, said not do without the term to exercise the right of defense and therefore the reading of the judgment was postponed to July 10.
Manuel Baltazar is charged with four degree murder (two of whom attempted the way) occurred in Valongo of Olive in April 2014 a prohibited weapon detention crime and other violations of prohibitions or taboos .
On leaving the courtroom, Manuel Rodrigues admitted that with or without this amendment to the indictment, “Palito” does not deliver the maximum sentence of 25 years in prison because he confessed two murders.
However, he remained convinced that he did not kill his ex-wife nor his daughter and therefore is concerned a “matter of honor”.
“For Manuel, this issue is important. It is a matter of honor, conscience, humanity, values that make us people, “he justified.
The lawyer considered that the need for this decision is linked to” structural deficiencies notorious and evident “in the indictment, for which has drawn attention from the start of the process.
“If the facts resulting from the investigation and trial were in charge, the court did not need to be amended. The problem has to do with the indictment, which was formulated as allowed not conclude that Manuel fired a shot in the grandmother and the other daughter, “he added.
Your role as lawyer is “exhausted all defense mechanisms” to clarify the facts in favor of his client, despite admitting “have no expectation of punishment.”
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