“We do not dispute that she had nothing to do with it, but we do dispute that they wanted to kill Valentin Popa.” The lawyers of the Puica brothers sounded convinced in their arguments: Stefan (23) and Bujor (29) killed someone, but that was not intentional.
The Puica brothers are still on trial for murder in the Leuven assize court, after a discussion about the sale of an Audi Q7 got out of hand. But that is not a correct qualification, as Stefan and Bujor’s lawyers argued on Monday morning.
“He never had the intention to kill anyone,” said Stefan’s lawyer. “Because if he did, why didn’t he kill the car salesman? The only thing my client is morally guilty of is the fact that someone was run over.”
Fatal accident
According to the brothers’ lawyers, this case concerns an accident that resulted in death, a qualification that carries a much lower penalty. Because Bujor had not stopped his car to hit someone, they said. “He was looking for Marcel N., who had to flee from the farm residents. He was beaten and had to flee.”
Bujor drove backwards and hit the victim, who later died from his injuries. “He killed someone, but that was not intentional,” said his lawyer. “That he deliberately drove into the victim? No, that is not true. There is no premeditation and no motive. As with any traffic accident, my client must carry this with him for life.”
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