The judges that make up the Court of Hearings of the city of Santa Rosa, in La Pampa, found the mother of Lucio DupuyMagdalena Espósito Valenti, and her partner Abigaíl Páez, in the accusation for aggravated homicide. The magistrates Alejandra Ongaro, Andrés Olié and Daniel Sáez agreed that “both women murdered the 5-year-old boy”.
Abigaíl Páez, the little boy’s stepmother Pike, He also received a sentence for aggravated sexual abuse, while Espósito Valenti, who was also accused of the same crime, was acquitted for the benefit of the doubt., something that surprised the complaint. The family’s lawyer, José Mario Aguerrido, assured that they will wait to see the grounds to “analyze if they appeal the measure.”
In addition, the lawyer looked at the sky and expressed that “Pike He can rest in peace” because those responsible for his death, everything indicates that “they will receive life imprisonment,” and added “I am very emotional, I lived with the horror for two years”.
The most important piece of evidence for the jury’s decision was, according to the lawyers’ opinion, the autopsy that revealed that the cause of Lucio’s death was “a fierce beating” and that he had “injuries in various parts of the body”indicated the judicial sources and expanded that it had been victim of “recent and long-standing sexual abuse,” and “a strong blow that affected her hip, buttocks, and leg with a date of 7 to 8 days.”
All the scientific evidence, in addition to the testimonies and the overwhelming body of evidence found in the trial file that ended this Thursday morning, led the judges to make the final decision. And as expected by both the prosecution and the complaint, the penalty would be life imprisonment for both accused.