(Reuters) – 4 males have been convicted in Spain on Sunday in reference to the homophobic homicide of a 24-year-old nursing assistant that sparked protests in cities throughout Spain and overseas.
Samuel Luiz died in hospital after being assaulted by a gaggle of individuals exterior an evening membership in A Coruna within the northwestern Galicia area in July 2021.
Diego Montaña, Alejandro Freire and Kaio Amaral have been discovered responsible of aggravated homicide, and Alejandro Míguez of complicity.
The jury in A Coruna discovered it confirmed that Montaña – the chief of the group – had concluded that Luiz was homosexual from his speech and clothes, shouting homophobic insults at him earlier than the assault and making anti-gay feedback afterwards to the opposite accused.
The jury spent an unusually lengthy 5 days deliberating after a trial that lasted practically 4 weeks. Sentencing will happen later; the prosecution has requested for jail phrases of between 22 and 27 years.
Some 364 hate crimes associated to sexual orientation or gender id have been reported in Spain in 2023, and 184 arrests have been made, in accordance with Inside Ministry knowledge. The European Union Company for Basic Rights says solely a fraction of hate crimes are reported.
