The Sant Joan Novo court in Porto this Wednesday sentenced a woman to six years and six months in prison for trying to kill her 83-year-old mother with a cloth soaked in alcohol in Vila Nova de Gaia. The crime occurred in December last year.
The defendant has been charged with the crime of domestic violence and the crime of qualified murder. In court, he admitted to what he had done, but repeated that he never intended to kill his mother.
The indictment states that in the early morning hours of December 10, 2022, the defendant placed an alcohol-soaked cloth in the mother’s mouth and a pillow over her face to prevent her from breathing.
In addition, the indictment of the Ministry of Prosecutor’s Office states that the defendant often asked the victim for money for alcoholic beverages and fuel, but since the elderly woman had a small pension, she could not satisfy such requests and was therefore insulted.
However, the woman assured the panel of judges that she had never “treated her mother like that” and assured that, with the exception of that day, she had never asked for money, her mother gave her 20 euros a week.
“I asked her for money that day. That was the only time. When she said it wasn’t enough, I went crazy,” he said, justifying himself by saying he was “not feeling well” and that it was a “bad phase.” . in his life.
Author: David Monteiro
Source: CM Jornal
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