Rúben Aguiar sentenced to five and a half years in prison
The singer is accused of hit-and-run in a case dating back to April last year.
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The verdict was read today, April 19, in the case of Rúben Aguiar, the singer charged with a hit-and-run crime in Alcochete, in a case dating back to April last year.
On SIC's 'Linha Aberta' program, it was revealed that Rúben was sentenced to five years and six months in prison, and is also banned from driving for one year. "He will remain under house arrest until the case becomes final. The judge presiding over this panel considered that the singer's version was not credible at all", added the reporter.
The defense attorney, interviewed by SIC, confessed that neither he nor Rúben Aguiar expected such a "harsh sentence". "The court did not believe what Rúben said and has a very strong and very subjective conviction about the images", added Nuno Areias, ensuring that the artist will appeal the sentence.
The lawyer also stressed that he is "very concerned" about his client's mental health. "He left the court abruptly, he is not well at all and we had the opportunity to talk to him", he also said.
On the other hand, Pedro Nogueira Simões, the alleged victim's lawyer, considered the sentence satisfactory, although he said that the court should have added the qualification of homicide to the sentence, given that there was "intent" to take a life.
Carlos Sales, the alleged victim, was also present in court and the prosecutor said that he was "incapacitated for the rest of his life".
It should be recalled that Rúben Aguiar was initially charged with attempted qualified homicide, a crime of which he was acquitted. The singer was now convicted of the crime of serious and qualified offense to physical integrity.
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