The Leiria Judicial Court sentenced a young man to one sentence of five years’ imprisonment, suspended, for attempted murder of a tourist in Peniche and petty human trafficking.
The panel of judges found that on August 23, 2022, the victim and several friends had dinner at a restaurant, from which they left at 00:20.
As they walked along the street, “they met three young men, all men, breathing heavily, with whom they exchanged a few words,” according to Thursday’s ruling, which the Lusa agency had access to this Friday.
According to the document, one of these young men, the 21-year-old defendant, had a “dagger on his belt” and, after speaking, took it out and approached the victim, plunging the knife into his back.
The injuries “did not result in the death of the victim only because he was promptly treated at Peniche Hospital,” the discussion states, adding that when the accused was arrested on January 31, he was in possession of “27.546 grams of hashish.” , which is equivalent to 82 daily doses.”
Among other facts, the court found that the defendant, who was subject to the coercive measure of an obligation to remain in a house under electronic surveillance, acted “with the conscious purpose of plunging a dagger into the back of the victim, knowing well that such an act could cause him death, given the area affected, which simply did not happen due to reasons beyond his control.”
“The defendant also knew that the amount of hashish he had was in excess of what was permitted by law,” he said.
The foreign tourist was then transferred to Caldas da Rainha Hospital, where he underwent surgery to remove the dagger.
The collective court sentenced the defendant to four years and six months’ imprisonment for attempted murder and to 18 months’ imprisonment for trafficking in minors, which carried a statutory penalty of five years’ imprisonment, suspended for the same period, with probation .
A reduction in sentence under the regime applicable in criminal cases to young people aged 16 to 21 years was rejected.
The defendant, who has no criminal record and will await release for the decision to take final effect, was also ordered to compensate the tourist 20 thousand euros plus interest for non-pecuniary damage.
One of the judges who was part of the collective court voted against the decision to suspend the sentence, taking into account the “seriousness of the acts committed, the unjustifiability of aggression, the lack of remorse and remorse,” as well as the “very high requirements for general prevention.”
On the last point, the judge noted “the increasing frequency of offenses of this type, especially at night, on public roads and, in this case, among tourists, in most cases with tragic or irreversible consequences.”
On the other hand, he emphasized the “special requirements for the prevention of this case”, concluded that the suspension of execution of the prison sentence “does not sufficiently achieve the purpose of punishment”, voting in favor of maintaining the coercive measure. stay at home under electronic monitoring.
The judge also considered that in the case of a minor crime of human trafficking, consideration should be given to the use of the law, which provides for pardon of sentences and amnesty for offenses as part of World Youth Day.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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