A Pakistani man killed his three siblings for allegedly not paying a loan in Spain, the accused was released under the law after his arrest. The two sisters had taken loans from many other people, including the brother, in love with American soldiers.
According to French news agency AFP, police said the suspect turned himself in on Sunday and admitted his involvement in the triple murder in a house in the Morata de Tajona area. According to court sources. The accused was also convicted for assaulting his sister with a hammer a year ago.
Spanish police found three partially burned bodies in a house in a village about 35 kilometers (20 miles) southeast of Madrid on Thursday, January 18.
Neighbors had informed the police after the two sisters and their disabled brother were missing for some time.
According to the police, the cause of death was ‘non-payment of debt’. The man, identified only as ‘DHFC’, is the prime accused in the case as he had injured one of the murdered women last year.
The reality of debt
According to Spanish media, the tragedy was possibly linked to a fake online love affair. The two murdered sisters were in a relationship with two American soldiers and were later led to believe that one of the American men was dead and the other wanted money. is so that he can pass on an inheritance of millions of Euros and because of this the two sisters face huge debts.
Both women initially started borrowing money from neighbors. The alleged murder meanwhile lent 50 thousand euros to the sisters which they never returned, that is why he also tortured one of the sisters.
According to the Superior Court of the Madrid Region, the suspect was arrested in February 2023 at his sisters’ house where he was living as a tenant. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison with a fine of 2900 euros.
However, under Spanish law, if a person is sentenced to up to 2 years in prison for a first offense, the sentence is automatically suspended, so he was released after agreeing to pay compensation.
Neighbors told the media that, “One sister started borrowing large sums of money again and again and she said that she would repay the loan if she was paid 7 million euros of inheritance.”