The rugby players accused of the crime of Fernando Báez Sosa They spoke during the second day of allegations and apologized for what happened on January 18, 2020 at the gates of the bowling alley the brique of Villa Gesell. Within this framework, the defense attorney, Hugo Tomeihe handed over the microphone to those involved, who stood up to speak, and made a gesture that was captured by the cameras that broadcast the trial.
In the images you can see the exact moment when he holds the microphone in his hands and, before giving it to maximum thomsen, makes a slight movement for him to get up from his chair before giving him the floorsince the defendant appeared to intend to speak from his seat. “First of all I wanted to apologize to the family, and to all the people who were affected. I never would have thought that something like this could happen”. And he added: “It hurts me a lot because a boy our age died and we never had the intention of something like that. I want to apologize, although I know that sometimes they are not enough, but I wish we could go back in time and reverse all this. But we can’t does, and we have no choice but to apologize. I am very sorry. Thank you for giving me this space and we will always abide by what you decide”, were the words of the rugby player, between tears and with a broken voice.
as told 0221.com.ar, the defendants took the floor and thanked the judges of the Oral Criminal Court No. 1 of Dolores for the space. The eight were sorry for the events and apologized to all the people affected by the event. Several of them talked about a fight and they regretted that “a boy our age died”. In turn, they pointed out that “There was no plan” to kill Fernando. The presentation of the defendants lasted less than five minutes.
At the end of the last hearing of the trial for the crime of Fernando, the parents of the victim rejected the apologies that the eight accused. “It’s too late to apologize, I’m not going to get my son back. I don’t care”Graciela Sosa told the press. “No one looked me in the face and that they started crying did not move me, they killed my son”added Graciela in reference to Thomsen’s crying.
In that same line, silvino baez He considered: “I didn’t believe them, it was very staged.” “It’s very strong that they kill your son and then come to ask for forgiveness. I don’t see sincerity in them,” he added.
Fernando’s father considered that with this position, the defendants “wanted to change their situation” before the court but he was confident: “We are strong and with the evidence on the table.”
After the last words of the defendants, the president of the Oral Criminal Court No. 1 of Dolores set the date of reading the verdict for next February 6 at 1:00 p.m..
