Spanish Supreme Court upholds sentence for murder of Zhour B. in Almería
Spain’s Supreme Court has upheld Youssef J.’s prison sentence of 21 years and three months, Europa Press reports. He was convicted of murdering his wife Zhour B. in August 2023.
Europa Press reported on 1 November that the court rejected all four grounds of the defence’s cassation appeal. The killing took place at the family home in Almería’s Pescadería district, in the presence of three children. The facts accepted by the courts describe a sudden knife attack while the woman was feeding her baby.
According to the agency, the court maintained the finding that the attack left her no opportunity to defend herself. The aggravating circumstances of gender violence and the family relationship also remained applicable. Andalusia’s appellate court had previously reduced the sentence by fifteen months after removing the separate finding of deliberate additional cruelty.
