Trial for the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa | Ciro Pertossi spoke: “I don’t give that kick”

After the statement of Máximo Thomsen, another of the defendants for the crime of Fernando Báez Sosa spoke at the hearing on Tuesday. Before the judges of the Oral Criminal Court (TOC) 1 of Dolores, Ciro Pertossi clarified something about one of the videos of the attack, in which he is seen from the front, next to the lying body of the victim. This guy is me and I would like to clarify that I do not give that kick. And that when I realize that the boy is on the floor, I brake before,” he said, while, standing, he recognized himself with a laser pointer on the screen where the video was played. This is the third time that one of the accused has asked to speak. The first was Luciano Pertossi -brother of Ciro- to clarify that he was not in a scene where he had been located by experts from the Federal Police who analyzed videos of the beating that occurred in the early hours of January 18, 2020 in front of the Le Brique bowling alley, in Villa Gesell.Then, it was the turn of Máximo Thomsen, who, With a longer statement, he gave his version of events. Today it was Cyrus’ turn. Almost as terse as his brother, he denied hitting Fernando when he was lying on the floor.” What I wanted to say I already said, I want to advance that I will not answer any questions, “warned the accused, who, effectively, refused to answer the questions of the prosecution. He clarified, however, what he meant in that WhatsApp audio he sent to his friends, in which, after the attack on Fernando, he is heard saying: ‘Guys, nothing about this is told to anyone’. “There were already people from Zárate who said we had fought. I say that because I didn’t want my parents to find out,” she explained. After that, he reiterated: “This is all I am going to declare.” Subsequently, he returned to his seat.” Before entering the Judicial Branch of Dolores, prosecutor Juan Manuel Dávila said that Máximo Thomsen’s statement “in no way can rule out what we are accrediting.” “It strengthens our theory of the case,” he said. He added: “He has not refuted anything that was proven in the debate.” For the day of this Tuesday, it is expected that three experts of the defense, a police officer and fathers and mothers of the accused will testify. There are a total of eight witnesses -proposed by the defense- who appear from 9 before the judges of the Oral Criminal Court (TOC) 1 of Dolores.

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