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Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Murder of Pilgrim in Astorga, Spain
A total of 20 years for murder and three for robbery with violence.
The León Provincial Court has sentenced Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blas to 23 years in prison. On April 5, he was found guilty by a jury of the murder of American pilgrim Denise Pikka Thiem, which took place on April 5, 2015, near Astorga (León).
The sentence, handed down by the presiding judge, Carlos Álvarez, condemns Muñoz Blas, 41, to 20 years for murder and three for robbery with violence, as he stole the pilgrim's belongings, including $1,132, after beating her to death.
The lawyer Vicente Prieto, who handled Muñoz Blas's defense, announced on the day the jury's verdict was delivered that he would appeal the sentence to the Supreme Court and was even prepared to take the case to the Constitutional Court because his client is innocent and is the victim of an injustice.
The 20-year sentence for murder matches the request made by both the prosecution and the private prosecution representing the pilgrim's family, although the presiding judge reduced the sentence for robbery with violence from 5 to 3 years, finding no aggravating circumstances.
In addition to the prison sentence, the presiding judge ordered Muñoz Blas to pay €120,000 in compensation to the victim's parents and €30,000 to her brother.
Muñoz Blas will be barred for 25 years from returning to Castrillo de los Polvazares (León), the town closest to the crime scene and within whose boundaries the house he lived is located, and from approaching the victim's family.
The sentence emphasizes that "the exceptional gravity of the acts committed" by Muñoz Blas is undeniable, specifically his having caused the pilgrim's death "through a sudden and unexpected attack with a blunt object."
"The extremely powerful blow to the side of her head caused a fatal injury, and the motive that led the accused to commit such a barbaric act remains unknown," the sentence states.
It underscores that "the accused's subsequent conduct regarding the victim's body must also be taken into account," noting that he "undressed and buried her after first cutting off both her hands, which he hid in a separate location and which have not been found, and then proceeded months later to exhume her and move her to another secluded place."
"There he abandoned her in the open air until she was found in an advanced state of decomposition, causing particular pain and suffering to the deceased's family," it adds.
The sentence also states that, based on the evidence presented during the trial, which lasted from March 13 to April 5, "there is insufficient basis to consider the circumstance of mental impairment or anomaly alleged by the defense to be present," as the jury determined.
The jury found Muñoz Blas guilty of murder by a majority vote (eight to one), while they were unanimous on the charge of robbery with violence.
Muñoz Blas initially admitted to killing the pilgrim before the judge in Astorga who presided over the case, but months later he changed his story and claimed during the trial that he had fabricated everything after feeling pressured by the police when he was arrested on September 11, 2015, in Grandas de Salime (Asturias).
The American pilgrim disappeared on April 5, 2015, the day she sent an email to a friend greeting her "from Astorga" and announcing her intention to continue her journey to the town of El Ganso, a stop on the Camino de Santiago in León.
That was the last news of her until September 11 of that year, when the accused led the police, hours after being arrested in Asturias, to the location of her body, about 2.5 kilometers from his home, in a remote area between the towns of Santa Catalina de Somoza and San Martín de Agostedo.
According to his admission to the investigating judge, he killed her that same day because he "went crazy" after noticing that the pilgrim was "looking at him the wrong way."
Denise Pikka Thiem, single and childless, was 41 years old when she was murdered and was of Chinese origin.
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SUS PADRES MERECEN TENER ESA PAZ QUE LES DARÍA SABER DE SU HIJA.
NUNCA OLVIDEMOS A MARTA 😢.
Eso sí, en uno de los pueblos nos encontramos con un peregrino que daba muy mal rollo y asustó un poco a las peregrinas, por su actitud extraña! Aunque se quedó en la única anécdota "extraña" de todo el recorrido!!!
Es una experiencia muy recomendable, aunque como siempre, para mujeres solitarias puede tener cierto peligro, ya que colgados e hijos de pu*a hay en todos lados, por desgracia!!!
En Espana se premia al criminal y se omite los derechos de la victima, a quien le han silenciado para siempre. Que asco de Justicia.
1. 23:00 Ese despliegue de recursos no se hubiera hecho si desde Estados Unidos no estuvieran presionando. Ojalá desplegaran los mismos medios en todos los casos, para que no hubieran tantos sin resolver. Así que, menos lobos, Caperucita.
2. El tipo estaba en Grandas de Salime haciendo el Camino de Santiago, y ya había hecho un par de etapas. Cada vez que pernoctamos en un Albergue, al igual que en pensiones u hoteles, nos tenemos que registrar. Y esa ficha que rellenamos los hospitaleros, TODOS los días, se entrega a la Guardia Civil. Así que ya había constancia de que ese mierda estaba en esa zona. Pero si entre cuerpos, no hay comunicación, ese es otro problema. Pero si se hubieran comunicado entre ellos, ese despliegue tan innecesario no hubiera hecho falta.
3. 25:50 "El helicóptero nos traslada desde Astorga a Grandes de Salinas". Pues tuvieron una suerte acojonante, porque si les llevó a esa población, la cual no existe, y encontraron al asesino, fue de pura suerte, ya que el tipo estaba comiendo en un bar de GRANDAS DE SALIME.
4. 26:05 La UME y Protección civil no participan en búsquedas, salvo que sea por catástrofe natural, como pueden ser estas lluvias pasadas. Joder. Y luego tiene cara el policía en decir que este despliegue lo hubieran hecho igual aunque no presionaran ni el FBI ni el senador americano. Una de dos. O este policía es tonto, o quiere hacernos tontos a los demás.
5. El presentador: "Cuando llegáis hasta la móvil home, el individuo ya no está. Se os escapó?" Respuesta del policía: "No, no se nos escapó. Sólo que no estaba en su casa. Pero lo encontramos en Asturias." Sólo estaba a 200 km más hacia el Norte de España. Si ya estaba bajo sospecha, no se vigilaba el domicilio? Quizá no quedarían más recursos para poner un coche camuflado cerca de su casa y controlar los movimientos del asesino. Como otras veces se ha hecho en otros casos.
6. El abogado dice que la declaración del asesino es inducida. El policía responde que no, que NUNCA se hace eso, ya que no son animadores de cruceros. Pobre payaso. Como si la policía no ha inducido nunca a crear un falso testimonio bajo presión. Sin ir más lejos, el caso de Rocio Wanninkhof y lo que hicieron pasar a Dolores Vázquez, deja a este policía por mentiroso.
Cuantas chorradas se dicen delante de una cámara.
El Crimen de La Peregrina 🇪🇦 (Documental)
DTOM
311,545 views
Man Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Murder of Pilgrim in Astorga, Spain
A total of 20 years for murder and three for robbery with violence.
The León Provincial Court has sentenced Miguel Ángel Muñoz Blas to 23 years in prison. On April 5, he was found guilty by a jury of the murder of American pilgrim Denise Pikka Thiem, which took place on April 5, 2015, near Astorga (León).
The sentence, handed down by the presiding judge, Carlos Álvarez, condemns Muñoz Blas, 41, to 20 years for murder and three for robbery with violence, as he stole the pilgrim's belongings, including $1,132, after beating her to death.
The lawyer Vicente Prieto, who handled Muñoz Blas's defense, announced on the day the jury's verdict was delivered that he would appeal the sentence to the Supreme Court and was even prepared to take the case to the Constitutional Court because his client is innocent and is the victim of an injustice.
The 20-year sentence for murder matches the request made by both the prosecution and the private prosecution representing the pilgrim's family, although the presiding judge reduced the sentence for robbery with violence from 5 to 3 years, finding no aggravating circumstances.
In addition to the prison sentence, the presiding judge ordered Muñoz Blas to pay €120,000 in compensation to the victim's parents and €30,000 to her brother.
Muñoz Blas will be barred for 25 years from returning to Castrillo de los Polvazares (León), the town closest to the crime scene and within whose boundaries the house he lived is located, and from approaching the victim's family.
The sentence emphasizes that "the exceptional gravity of the acts committed" by Muñoz Blas is undeniable, specifically his having caused the pilgrim's death "through a sudden and unexpected attack with a blunt object."
"The extremely powerful blow to the side of her head caused a fatal injury, and the motive that led the accused to commit such a barbaric act remains unknown," the sentence states.
It underscores that "the accused's subsequent conduct regarding the victim's body must also be taken into account," noting that he "undressed and buried her after first cutting off both her hands, which he hid in a separate location and which have not been found, and then proceeded months later to exhume her and move her to another secluded place."
"There he abandoned her in the open air until she was found in an advanced state of decomposition, causing particular pain and suffering to the deceased's family," it adds.
The sentence also states that, based on the evidence presented during the trial, which lasted from March 13 to April 5, "there is insufficient basis to consider the circumstance of mental impairment or anomaly alleged by the defense to be present," as the jury determined.
The jury found Muñoz Blas guilty of murder by a majority vote (eight to one), while they were unanimous on the charge of robbery with violence.
Muñoz Blas initially admitted to killing the pilgrim before the judge in Astorga who presided over the case, but months later he changed his story and claimed during the trial that he had fabricated everything after feeling pressured by the police when he was arrested on September 11, 2015, in Grandas de Salime (Asturias).
The American pilgrim disappeared on April 5, 2015, the day she sent an email to a friend greeting her "from Astorga" and announcing her intention to continue her journey to the town of El Ganso, a stop on the Camino de Santiago in León.
That was the last news of her until September 11 of that year, when the accused led the police, hours after being arrested in Asturias, to the location of her body, about 2.5 kilometers from his home, in a remote area between the towns of Santa Catalina de Somoza and San Martín de Agostedo.
According to his admission to the investigating judge, he killed her that same day because he "went crazy" after noticing that the pilgrim was "looking at him the wrong way."
Denise Pikka Thiem, single and childless, was 41 years old when she was murdered and was of Chinese origin.
#documentary #crime #spain
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