A triple murder in the province of Alicante shocks the whole of Spain. Not far from the city of Elche, which has 230,000 inhabitants, a 15-year-old shot his mother with his father’s hunting rifle, presumably after a dispute about bad school grades. Then he killed his younger brother († 10) with the gun and two hours later his father.
Elche Mayor Carlos González declared a three-day official mourning over the weekend. “We are all deeply shaken, the whole city is horrified,” González said on television on Saturday after a minute’s silence in front of City Hall. “These are absolutely horrible and inexplicable events.”
He was still trying to cover up the crime
According to the information available so far, the crime happened last Tuesday. After shooting his mother and brother, the boy waited about two hours for his father to come home and then shot him too. The youth dragged the bodies to a nearby shed, the police spokesman said. He has since confessed to the crime and has been arrested.
The crime went undetected for three days. The boy stayed away from school during this time and gave the reason that he had been infected with Corona, according to a report in the newspaper “El Mundo” on Sunday, citing the investigators. The murders came to light on Friday. When a neighbor asked the boy where his parents were, the student admitted to the murders. The woman then immediately alerted the police.
Internet blocked because he did badly in school
Citing the investigators, “El Mundo” and other media reported that the boy was “unusually emotionless and calm” during a first interrogation. He initially showed no remorse and admitted everything in conversation with officials. They now want to get to the bottom of the fact and find out, among other things, whether the boy is mentally confused or ill.
According to media reports, the parents had blocked the 15-year-old’s Internet access because of his poor school performance. He also refused to help with the field work. The police did not confirm these details on request – the investigation was not yet complete, it said.
According to the Spanish media, the 15-year-old used to be a good student, but lost his performance due to laziness. (ct/SDA)