The death of Encarnita Polo At the age of 86, in the Decanos de Ávila nursing home, it fell like a bucket of cold water for the artistic community on November 14. The singer was strangled in her room by a 66-year-old man who had only been at the center for a couple of days.
Recently, breaking details have become known about the uncertain future of the man who allegedly ended the singer’s life and how the weight of the law will fall on him. After what happened, the alleged aggressor was admitted to the Psychiatry Unit from the Nuestra Señora de Sonsoles Hospital in the capital of the province, a fact that prevented him from testifying before the judge, according to The Vanguard.
Meanwhile, the National Police assured that the case was being investigated by the Provincial Brigade of the Judicial Police. The head of the Court of First Instance and Instruction number 2 of Ávila has ordered the man to be imprisoned without bail in a psychiatric unit, considering him guilty of Polo’s death, as reported by the aforementioned media.
It is still unknown which prison he will be admitted to, which will depend on Penitentiary Institutions. From the company DomusVi, which manages the residence where the accident occurred, they have assured that right now “your priority” will be “to ensure the general well-being in these difficult times,” since they are “dismayed by what happened.”
The singer’s funeral, which was accompanied by a huge storm, was very discreet and only her loved ones attended. José Manuel Parada, friend of the interpreter of Paco, Paco, Pacohas lamented the end of the emblematic artist: “In Spain it seems that we don’t know how to bury “To our people, it is not well understood that the death of figures like her transcends the privacy of the family.”
However, a new funeral mass is already in the works. in the church of Milagrosaright next to the apartment where Encarnita Polo lived on García Paredes Street, as progress is made Informal. It was the apartment that her ex-husband stayed after the divorce.
For her part, Polo’s daughter is considering filing a lawsuit against the nursing home. Raquel Waitzman Polo asked for “respect and privacy” trying to avoid speaking to the press, although she was also responsible for releasing a statement thanking you for the love and the support the family has been receiving following their loss. In his message he described his mother as “an unforgettable singer and actress, a pioneer of flamenco-pop whose voice and personality marked several generations.”
Journalist Saúl Ortiz points out that Raquel “does not rule out filing a lawsuit, so, a priori, he considers it could be negligence of medical staff in charge of the well-being and safety of the users.” A tough decision considering that he had a good relationship with the center’s management.
