Neighbors, family, authorities and friends of the young Santo Domingo de la Calzada judoka Javier Márquez Villaverde, whose body was found last Wednesday in a section of the Ebro River as it passes through Logroño, packed the town’s cathedral this Sunday, where He held an emotional farewell funeral.
A large group of relatives gathered from 3:30 p.m. in the vicinity of the temple, half an hour before the funeral began for this 20-year-old young man, officiated by the bishop of the Diocese of Calahorra and La Calzada-Logroño, Santos Montoya.
Several wreaths of flowers have been placed at the door of the cathedral, from whose square, a large group of people have also been able to follow, over the public address system, the funeral for the deceased, who disappeared during the early hours of March 2, after saying goodbye to his friends in a nightclub in the Old Town of Logroño near the banks of the Ebro.
During the funeral, the bishop gave the floor to the family spokesperson, Noelia Pascual, in charge of reading a moving text in which she expressed her gratitude to all the people who have collaborated in the search for the young man and to everyone. those present, among them, the president of La Rioja, Gonzalo Capellán.
Since last Thursday, Santo Domingo de la Calzada has experienced three days of official mourning decreed by the City Council for this event, which ended yesterday night, Saturday, with the flags in the Town Hall flying at half-mast.
A long and dangerous search
The young man’s body was found around 1:45 p.m. last Wednesday by a National Police operation capable of completing a “very dangerous” task of several weeks thanks to the lowering of the flow of the Ebro River. Precisely the flooding of the banks and the The force of the current prevented the security forces and the volunteer operation from accessing certain areas, which prolonged a process that was settled by the alarm voice of one of the volunteer participants in the raids.
The causes of death, under secret investigation
Until now, the investigation into the disappearance and death of the young judoka Javier Márquez continues under summary secrecy. However, some details have emerged that refine the different possible plausible theories about his death.
Specifically, the National Police has confirmed that the young man was carrying his belongings; the cell phone, the documentation and the wallet on him at the time he disappeared. This detail would have led investigators to rule out a violent death of the young man.
Your phone, the key to the case
The final cause of the young man’s death will be definitively clarified with the autopsy, while the investigators’ access to the young man’s cell phone will allow us to clarify all the details of what happened in the early morning of the disappearance.
Along these lines, the National Police already has judicial authorization for the telephone company to provide more data about your phone, for which they have partial information.
As far as it has emerged, the young man disappeared after saying goodbye to some friends whom he assured that he was going to sleep at his sister’s house. On the other hand, some people told the Police that they had seen him stumbling and falling, so they even helped him get up. However, he then continued alone and his sight was lost.
2024-03-24 19:37:14
#Emotional #farewell #Santo #Domingo #Calzada #judoka #Javier #Márquez
