translated from Spanish: Spain: Six people arrested for Samuel’s murder

International media confirmed that to date there are six detainees in Spain for the hate crime of the young homosexual Samuel Luiz, killed by beatings at the door of a nightclub in the city of A Coruña, Galicia.The latest detainees are two minors of Spanish nationality who were captured this Friday and join the group of the first four suspects, arrested between Tuesday and Thursday of this week. The latter are between 20 and 25 years old, are friends with each other and did not know the victim before.

Two new arrests➡️ both minors and Spanish nationals, related to the murder of #Samuel, bringing to six the number of arrested so far pic.twitter.com/xosNdhcVp5 — National Police (@policia)
July 9, 2021

“Two new arrests, both minors and Of Spanish nationality, related to the murder of #Samuel, which brings to six the number of arrested so far,” the national police reported from its Twitter account. According to the AFP news agency, the Spanish authorities in charge of the investigation of the case still avoid claiming that it is a homophobic crime and keep all hypotheses open.

Samuel Luiz was 24 years old and a nursing assistant

Samuel Luiz was a 24-year-old nursing assistant, who died after being beaten in the street by at least twelve people at the door of a nightclub last Saturday in the Galician city of La Coruña.Witnesses who were present at the time of the crime say that it was a homoodiant crime since they beat him with the cry of “faggot”. The murder of the young man unleashed a wave of indignation and repudiation in Spain that resulted in demonstrations in several cities of the country.

According to the first elements of the autopsy, he died from severe head trauma caused by a kick to the head. These days, the investigation continues and the case is kept under summary secrecy.

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