Beja: Couple acquitted of ownership of the former mayor of widow's assets.
The couple Figueira, accused of aggravated fraud crime, by possibly have taken hold of the former mayor's widow goods, He was acquitted by a Collective of Judges of the Court of Beja.
A couple living in Beja, tried in the Criminal Court of Beja, before a Collective Court, He was acquitted of aggravated fraud crime they were accused, for having taken possession of the goods (pictured villa in Beja) the widow of the first president of the Chamber of Beja, José dos Reis Colaço.
Mariana Figueira, of 62 year old, cousin of the victim, Maria Conceição Colaço, and her husband, Domingos Figueira, of 63 year old, accountant, They were accused of from the middle of 2004, have "tapped a depressing picture of the victim in order to take possession of its vast real estate, which amounted to about one million euros ".
The magistrate Ana Batista, President of the Collective, It found that during the trial "has not been demonstrated that the defendants have induced the assistant in error or mistake, leading her to conclude purchase and sale deeds and giving ", Judge further explained that also has not been shown that the assistant "was unable to understand the scope of the acts celebrated", concluded.
By virtue of not having been established practice any illicit, the Collective of Judges held that "there was no the first requirement of liability, the defendants are also acquitted of the request that was deducted against them ", justified.
Maria da Conceição Colaço, of 85 year old, He came in with a request for compensation Civil, in January 2018, which called for the return of the rural and urban buildings, one of indemnity 950.000 euros, in respect of pecuniary damage and default interest and more 80.000 euros for moral damages.
Despite several attempts, We could not get to talk to Gracinda Barreiros, the lawyer's assistant, to know whether it will appeal to the Court of the judgment of Évora ratio that acquitted the couple Figueira, which was represented by barrister Ricardo Sá Fernandes.
Teixeira Correia
(journalist)
