‘Cannibal of Las Ventas’: Man Kills and Eats his Mother
A Spanish man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after killing his mother and eating her remains. Alberto Sánchez Gómez, 28, was arrested in 2019 after police found body parts around his mother’s home – some in plastic containers. The court rejected Sánchez’s arguments that he was experiencing a psychotic episode at the time of the killing. He 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.
Welfare of María Soledad Gómez
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. 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. Spanish media say 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.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found parts of the victim stored in Tupperware boxes. Documents show Gomez placed other parts of his mother in the freezer and in trash bags. The court sentenced Gomez for the desecration of a corpse and ruled he must pay around $73,000 to his brother. While the defense claimed Gomez was “psychologically disturbed,” the plea was rejected by the court.
Cannibal of Las Ventas:
A Spanish man dubbed the “cannibal of Las Ventas” was sentenced to 15 years in jail after being convicted of killing and eating his mother. In early 2019, Alberto Sanchez Gomez strangled his mother in the apartment they shared in Madrid following an argument between the two, according to a statement from the Madrid; Spain provincial court published Tuesday. Gomez later cut up his mother’s body and ate her over a period of at least 15 days, CNN reports. He was arrested in February 2019, and started his trial in April.
In Madrid A man of 26 was arrested who is suspected of cannibalism and murder. He killed his mother and cut her body into small pieces. He ate it and carried it to his dog, says the Spanish police. An agent who searched the house ran out of vomiting. pic.twitter.com/2jTgguN8Zw
— Jan Hofdijk (@JanHofdijk) February 23, 2019
A Spanish man has been jailed for 15 years and five months for killing and eating his mother at the apartment they shared in Madrid.
Alberto Sanchez Gomez killed his mother; cut up her body and ate her over a period of at least 15 days in early 2019. pic.twitter.com/HCo9QNZ0Zn— AfroMambo 😷 (@afro_mambo) June 17, 2021
Alberto Sanchez Gomez, A Spanish man was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years in prison after killing and eating his 68-year-old mother in 2019. Maria Soledad Gomez’s head, hands and heart were allegedly found on her bed, while the rest of her body was cut into 😬 pic.twitter.com/QMjapFlYJX
— Sumner (@diamondlass99) June 16, 2021
