Spanish man sentenced to 15 years for killing and eating his mother
June 16, 2021, 12:37 pm

Spanish man sentenced to 15 years for killing and eating his mother

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Alberto Sánchez Gómez, now 28, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing his mother and eating her remains. Spanish man

He was arrested in 2019 after police found body parts around his mother's home - some in plastic containers, BBC reported.

Police arrived at the home in eastern Madrid in February 2019 after a friend raised concerns about the welfare of María Soledad Gómez, who was in her 60s.

His claim of experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing has been rejected by the police.

During the trial, the court heard that Sánchez, then aged 26, had strangled his mother during a dispute.

He then dismembered and ate parts of her body over the following two weeks, feeding some to his dog.

BBC reported, citing Spanish media, he had been known to police because of violence against his mother and that he had breached a restraining order at the time of his arrest.

Alberto Sánchez Gómez will now serve 15 years for murder and a further five months for the desecration of a corpse.

He has also been ordered to pay his brother €60,000 ($73,000, £52,000) in compensation. Spanish man

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