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Suspect in Gijón Portico Killing Appears Before Judge

Police report he was detained after returning to the site with conflicting accounts.

Overview

  • The victim, 58-year-old Luis Ángel, was found Friday with deep neck stab wounds in the portico of a closed bar in Plaza de Nicanor Piñole.
  • The detained man had been living with the victim in the same portico, which they had used as a shelter in recent months.
  • According to local reporting, the man allegedly slept beside the body and fled when two neighbors discovered it.
  • He later returned to collect belongings and was arrested after contradictions in his statements and knowledge of details investigators said only the perpetrator would know.
  • The Spanish national had been in police custody since Friday and was brought from the Gijón station to court on Monday as the homicide investigation continues.