Overview
- The Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra imposed 12.5 years for murder with alevosía and one year for illicit weapons possession.
- The ruling states José Luis Maneiro opened his door with a shotgun and fired twice, including a shot from under one metre that fatally struck Francisco Javier B. D. in the face and neck.
- The jury found the victim had no chance to defend himself, and the weapon was an unlicensed hunting shotgun with a partially filed serial number.
- The court applied mitigating circumstances of mental disorder, overwhelming fear and confession, noting recent use of alcohol, opioids, cocaine and cannabis.
- Civil damages exceed €386,000 for the victim’s relatives, with additional smaller payments including about €609 for a neighbour’s damaged car, and the sentence can be appealed to the TSXG.