A court in Mexico decided this Wednesday not to reinstate the judicial process against the former soccer player of Seville Atletico Joao Maleckresponsible for the death of two people in a car accident, and upheld the decision to release him.
During the hearing, the Third Collegiate Criminal Court of the Third Circuit decided to reject the amparo appeal filed in October by the family of María Fernanda Peña, one of the victims, and concluded that the sentence was in accordance with the law.
The relatives requested that the federal justice authorities consider the aggravating circumstances of speeding and alcoholism proven in the first trial, to increase the sentence given to the soccer player, who was released from prison after paying of compensation.
The court also ordered to study the amount of compensation for the damage imposed on Maleck, so that the player could be forced to pay a different fine than the one imposed.
In a statement, María Fernanda’s aunt, Claudia Álvarez Ugena, said that she “does not agree with what was unfairly resolved today” by the court and said that in a few days they will announce the legal strategy that will be followed in the case.
“Once again they spit in our faces, they make fun of us again. The message is clear: justice has a price in Mexico. It’s sad, but true. Today they killed you again, Fer, your mother and me, they gave the last blow. Today we lost again”, he said.
June 23 marked three years since the former Sevilla player was involved in a high-speed car accident in which Peña and Fernando Castro, a newlywed, died.
He paid compensation and was released from prison after two months
In October 2020, Maleck was found guilty of double aggravated manslaughter caused by accident and sentenced to three years, eight months and 15 days in prison.
Two months later, the player was released from Puente Grande state prison in Jalisco after the car’s insurer paid three million pesos (about 146,000 euros) to the victims’ relatives.
Peña’s family reported threats against him that made them fear for his life, in addition to an alleged attack on his lawyer, Anuar García, days before the court’s decision .
At the time of the accident, Maleck was playing for Sevilla in the second division B of Spanish football, which terminated his contract. Now he plays for Tepatitlán in the Mexican second division.
Source: La Verdad
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