The popular jury considered that it was an “excess in legitimate defense.” Domingo Faustino Verna shot Brian Batalla five times.
A popular jury of Bahía Blanca declared guilty to Domingo Faustino Verna, a retired military man, 78 years old, for him murder of his grandson, Brian Batalla Vernawhom shot five times. The jury considered that it was a “excess in legitimate defense.”
Next week, the sentencing requests of the prosecution, the complaint and the defense will be presented. If the qualification of “excess of legitimate defense” is maintained, verna He could receive a sentence of up to six years, but is likely to be given house arrest due to his age. The technical judge Hugo De Rosa He will be the one who dictates the sentence.
The retired soldier who murdered his grandson in Bahía Blanca was found guilty
The mother’s lawyer Brian argues that it was a premeditated homicide, which could lead to life in prison, while prosecutor Jorge Vigo maintains that the grandfather acted in excess of self-defense.
As local sources stated, the last words of Domingo Faustino Verna before him Criminal Court No. 1were: “He would give his life for Brian to come back. Nor he could allow the life of Marta, his wife, to be in danger.”
“He talked about the history of Brianof how he was raised by them, of a dysfunctional family in which the roles of the grandparents extended to practically being parents,” said the defense lawyer for Verna.
And he added: “He is still grieving, because the person who died in this act of legitimate defense was his grandson.”
Source: Ambito
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