Hermosillo.- Derived from the evidence presented by the staff of FGJE Sonora, the magistrates of the First Joint Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice of the State (STJE) ratified 49 years in prison for José Martín Viruet Saldamando which beats a woman from Navojoa in May 2019.
Faced with the cunning attack from behind suffered by businesswoman Elvia Ochoa, who was in danger of losing his life due to severe head injuries and intracranial hemorrhage, the magistrates confirmed the punishment for the person responsible.
The defense of José Martín Viruet, 49, appealed against the crimes for which he was convicted.
The staff of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Sonora (FGJE) presented during the trial at 27 witnesses and investigative actions, such as chemicals, fingerprints, computer, facial comparison, as well as audio and video of the time of the attack.
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The sentence was issued in October 2020, for femicide In a provisional degree, a sentence of 40 years was decreed, ie the maximum punishment, and for the crime of robbery in a commercial premises open to the public, 9 years of imprisonment were imposed.
On this day, the magistrates of the first mixed chamber of STJE Sonora validated the evidence provided by the FGJE and embedded in the file, where he highlighted the baseball bat that José Martín Viruet used to hit his victim from behind, after He posed as a client.
In addition, videos from the security cameras of the business and the commercial market, as well as photos taken at the scene of the events were completed by 27 witnesses, including the nephew of the current official.
The state prosecutor’s office also declared a forensic doctor, two forensic experts, eight AMIC agents, a fingerprint expert, four chemistry experts, a computer engineer, a facial comparison expert and a register management expert. the state (lives).
The aggression went viral on the internet Through a video, which caused great consternation and justice, since it was clear the anger with which Elvia Ochoa was beaten in the head.
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He hit his head hard, causing the defenseless entrepreneur, severe head injuries and intracranial hemorrhage which endangered his life, for which he received medical care for several months.
José Martín Viruet took the victim’s bag, which had several of his belongings, as well as a laptop, and left the place to take a rental vehicle to Ciudad Obregón, where he was captured by elements of the Ministerial Criminal Investigation Agency (AMIC). ).
Subsequently, a search was carried out in a house in the Misión del Sol district of Ciudad Obregón, where a broken laptop, the clothes and the cap that the subject was wearing on the day of the events and which were recorded in a video were been recovered.
José Martín Viruet executed an arrest warrant, was linked to this trial and was remanded in custody where various expert opinions were used, such as field criminological opinions, fingerprints, photo sequences, videos.
In addition to a facial comparison, fingerprint search reports, medical and genetic reports, a report on biological sampling, as well as a series of interviews, papers that strengthened the video recording of the attack, so that the conviction was issued.
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