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The transfer of 3,000 euros to a stranger aroused suspicion in the family of the 73-year-old man who died in Bilbao

Friends of the deceased have confirmed that he used dating apps to "stay with men." This was the second day of the second trial against Nelson D. M. B.

BILBAO, 13/05/2026.- La Audiencia de Bizkaia ha comenzado este miércoles un nuevo juicio por homicidio a Nelson D.M.B. (d), ya condenado por el asesinato de un hombre y a quién se le relaciona con otros casos similares de crímenes a individuos con quienes quedaba a través de una aplicación de contactos gays ocurridos en 2021 en Bilbao. EFE/ Miguel Toña
Image of the first day of the trial. Photo: EFE.

The nephew of the 73-year-old man murdered at his home in Bilbao in October 2021 has acknowledged that he was struck by two transfers from his bank account in favour of a person he did not know, the alleged perpetrator of which was the murderer of five men he knew in his sexual intercourse applications.

The two movements totalled EUR 3 000, which were recorded minutes after his death, which his nephew has stressed was 'very strange' .

He also said that when he went to his uncle's house with two other relatives on the night of the incident, he suspected that "something was not going well" because the door was unlocked and the lights were on: "That was not normal."

This Thursday marked the second day of the second trial against Nelson D.M.B in the Provincial Court of Bizkaia. The alleged murderer isalready serving 37 years in prison for murder, attempted murder and continuing fraud.

He is now being tried for his alleged involvement in the death of a 73-year-old man who died in a flat in Bilbao after drowningand died of cardio-respiratory failure.

Nine witnesses took part in this second session, in which relatives and friends of the victim, as well as the former partner of the accused and the ertzainas who were present at the time of the removal of the body, appeared.

The nephew of the deceased has stated that they were struck at first by the fact that death was attributed to a heart failure, even though his uncle had undergone a full examination two weeks earlier and was well:"There was something wrong."

Doubting that this could be a "natural death", the first complaint was filed in court, but it was filed. However, months later, several Ertzaintza officers were visited to request a complaint at the police station, as the death could be related to "other cases of the same kind" .

During this session, several of the victim's friends have also testified, and one of them acknowledged that he was staying at his home with the men he knew in contact applications.

Similarly, the two Ertzainas who were lifting the body have stated that there were no "foreign elements" in the house that could be suspected of the crime: "There was nothing on the scene to indicate that there had been a violent death."

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