“Palito” today knows the sentence – TVI24

The alleged murderer of S. João da Pesqueira, known as Manuel “Palito” knows this Wednesday morning the decision of Viseu court. “Palito”, remember, is accused of killing two women and wounded two others in 2014

Manuel Baltazar 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 the mother, Elisa Barros and Maria Lina Silva, who died).

Besides the four first degree murder (two of whom attempted the way), the defendant is accused of a prohibited weapon detention crime and other violations of prohibitions or taboos. The prosecutor asked in June, maximum sentence for man.

The reading of the judgment has already been marked twice, but has been delayed due to a “no material change” the facts related to the number of shots, which meant that, in Tuesday, three experts have been heard in court to give some clarification.

One of them was Luis Silva, PJ element of Vila Real who collected traces of the crimes that occurred in Valongo of Olive Oils, which confirmed the existence of four shots, one more than Manuel Baltazar admitted.

During the trial, the lawyer Manuel Rodrigues tried to demonstrate that “Stick” inadvertently hit the daughter with the shooting that was intended for ex-mother in law.

On Tuesday, during the additional claims made after the testimony of the experts, the prosecutor of the prosecutor is said to have reinforced the conviction that Manuel Baltazar “would effectively kill both” and again requested the maximum penalty 25 years in prison.