Fernando Valente acquitted in Murtosa pregnant woman case due to investigation failures
The Aveiro court acquitted Fernando Valente in the case of Mónica's death, a pregnant woman found dead in Murtosa in 2009, finding that the evidence does not permit the conclusion that she was murdered.
Fernando Valente acquitted in Murtosa pregnant woman case due to investigation failures
The Aveiro court acquitted Fernando Valente in the case of Mónica's death, a pregnant woman found lifeless in Murtosa in 2009. The judges found that the existing evidence does not permit the conclusion that the victim was murdered.
The sentence, which should end a case that has dragged on for more than a decade, confirmed that the statements collected throughout the investigation are fragile and that failures were detected in the work of the authorities. The judicial decision finds insufficient basis to determine that Mónica was a victim of homicide.
Mónica was found dead in Murtosa, a municipality in Aveiro, whilst pregnant. Fernando Valente, who had a relationship with the victim, was the principal suspect for years, but the investigation never managed to gather conclusive evidence that would sustain a charge of homicide.
The confirmation of the acquittal should definitively close this judicial case, which became one of the most high-profile cases in the Aveiro district in recent decades.
Source: Correio da Manhã
Source: Correio da Manhã