The municipality of Orio is shocked by the recent sexist crime. At first, everything pointed to the detonation of a device hidden in the package. However, it was later revealed that a man had murdered his ex-partner. head shot before committing suicide with a sawn-off shotgun.
According to the investigation, children witnessed the scene on Arantzel Street in the Basque municipality, just meters away from a children’s playground.
Sources in the case have confirmed that the relationship between the victim and the alleged killer had ended a few months ago. “Anyway, she was a little overwhelmed with the kids and work and told him that she wasn’t interested in continuing as a couple, that they were just friends,” said an acquaintance of the ex-partner.
They maintained a certain friendship and on this Tuesday they arranged to talk, Minutes before the crime, the alleged killer stopped at a nearby establishment to “have his coffee”, as he usually did.
Alleged murderer came to appointment with a gun sawed off hidden in a plastic bag, which was later found at the crime scene. With this, he allegedly shot the woman in the head and then took his own life.
“He had an arms license and used a firearm to commit the murder. tampering weapon you own“, elaborated Josu Iñaki Erkoreka, security councilor of the Basque government.
Ercoreca has also given details of this maria lourdes del hoyo50 years “did not appear in the record of gender violence.”
The alleged perpetrator of the crime lived in Jarautz, but had family in Orio. He had no history of sexual violence and no previous complaints of abuse.
Those who knew the ex-partner admitted that he had not accepted the breakup. “You could see him walking down the street and he looked like a zombie.”
