Murder of Diana Quer

Murder of Diana Quer
LocationA Pobra do Caramiñal, Galicia, Spain.
Date22 August 2016; 8 years ago (2016-08-22)
Attack type
Murder, kidnapping
Deaths1
VictimDiana Quer
PerpetratorJosé Abuín
MotiveSexual abuse
Verdict
Charges
SentenceLife imprisonment without the possibility of parole

In the early hours of 22 August 2016, 18-year-old Diana Quer went missing in the small town of A Pobra do Caramiñal in Galicia. The case went unsolved for over a year and widespread national media attention.

In December 2017, 41-year-old José Abuín, aka "El Chicle", confessed to the murder of Quer while being interrogated for an attack on another woman, and revealed the location of the body. "El Chicle" was found guilty on 17 December 2019 of aggravated murder, kidnapping and sexual assault, and received life imprisonment.[1]

The Spanish media were criticised by some for having reflected "morbid fascination" and "sensationalism".[2] They were also criticised for revealing and publishing personal information and rumours about Quer's family, and for criticising her lifestyle.[3]

  1. ^ Puga, Natalia (17 December 2019). "El Chicle condenado a prisión permanente revisable por la muerte de Diana Quer" [El Chicle sentenced to permanent revisable prison for the death of Diana Quer]. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
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  3. ^ Reguero Ríos, Patricia (3 January 2021). "Diez titulares con los que los medios culparon a Diana Quer de la desaparición de Diana Quer" [Ten headlines with which the media blamed Diana Quer for her disappearance.]. El Salto (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 January 2021.