The mini-series “The Asunta Case” is already in the top 10 of Netflix, since the tragic story is based on real events and this affects the viewers.
In case you haven’t seen it, it’s important to mention that there are spoilers below.
What is the Netflix series “The Case of Asunta” about?
The plot follows the investigation into the murder of Asunta Basterra, a 12-year-old girl of Chinese descent who was adopted by Spaniards Rosario Porto and Alfonso Basterra. On September 21, 2013, she was reported missing, triggering an extensive investigation that led to the arrest of her adoptive parents, who police said were responsible for her death.
A day after he was reported missing, his body was found on a forest road and later placed in a coffin at a posh funeral home, attended by friends and family of the couple unaware of their involvement in the crime.
A scene that caught our attention in the first chapter is when Rosario and Alfonso first see their daughter’s coffin, which was surrounded by wreaths of white roses and displayed behind a glass case.
Both are amazed by how beautiful the funeral looks. First, the woman pulls out her cell phone to “take a souvenir of her daughter,” that is, take a picture of the coffin. Seconds later, her husband does the same. This seems more than a little strange, but did this actually happen in real life?
“The Asunta case” shows the disturbing photos from the girl’s coffin
According to the Spanish portal “El Confidencial”, Alfonso Basterra, father of the deceased, actually took several photos of the coffin with his phone while at the Compostela funeral home in Boisaca.
It was in the program “Un tiempo Nuevo” on the Telecinco network that the specific photos were revealed, called selfies of Alfonso Basterra, since his reflection is visible in the images due to the glass that separated the people from the coffin and the flower. preparations.
Official sources say the photos were on the accused’s phone and were found once the device was seized by the Spanish Civil Guard. Judge José Antonio Vázquez TaÃn, in charge of the Asunta case and responsible for determining whether the parents were guilty, requested that they be included in the brief to investigate the case.
Although the photos neither confirmed nor denied Basterra’s guilt, both he and his wife were found guilty in real life of their daughter Asunta’s death. They were sentenced to 18 years in prison for manslaughter by treachery and aggravated relations, although they assured on several occasions that they did not commit the crime.
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Source: univision
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