Julen case in Spain: they are investigating the owner of the land and the man who built the well for "reckless homicide"

A "reckless homicide". This is the trail that follows the investigation into the death of Julen, a two-year-old boy who fell into a well in southern Spain and whose body was found after 13 days of a gigantic operation.

The researchers' efforts are aimed primarily at determining the degree of responsibility of the landowner, named David, and the farmer, Antonio Sánchez, for carrying out a well and a series of illegal works, according to the newspaper El Mundo.

On January 13th, little Julen was playing on land owned by a parent while his father was preparing a paella when he accidentally fell, according to his parents, into an abandoned pit 25 centimeters in diameter and more than 100 meters deep. look for water. His body hit a cork about 71 meters deep and the child died shortly after his injuries.

As determined by the survey, the landowner, a cousin of one of Julen's parents, dug a well to extract water without asking for any permission.

He also wanted to build a house and ordered to reduce the land to the mountain and dig a ditch where a retaining wall was planned. The machines used in these works removed the stone that would have used pocero Antonio Sánchez to cover the hole through which Julen precipitated.

The Malaga Court of Inquiry No. 9 is to determine whether the farm owner or farmer could be charged with a reckless homicide crime if he does not have the right to do so. has not guaranteed the necessary security measures to prevent the investigation from becoming a deadly trap for the victims. two year old child.

The crime of reckless homicide is punishable by one to four years in prison.

"It was an obstacle course, those on which the mountain put us.It seems that the mountain defended itself.But everything is focused on this colossal mission, the one that united us all, the one that led us to do it. in the fastest and most efficient way possible, "said the Spanish government delegate in Andalusia, Alfonso Rodriguez Gómez. of Celis.

The government delegate made a public appeal on the circumstances of the accident: "There is still time to seal the well for anyone who built an illegal well," he said.

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