Asunta Basterra Porto
Asunta Yong Fang Basterra Porto (born Fang Yong; September 30, 2000 – September 21, 2013) was a Chinese-born Spanish girl. Her body was found in Teo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 22 September 2013, shortly before her thirteenth birthday. The coroner determined she had died by asphyxiation.She had been given at least twenty-seven Lorazepam pills on the day of her death, more than nine times a high dosage amount for an adult. The investigation into the death became known as the Asunta Basterra case (Spanish: Caso Asunta Basterra).
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Born | Fang Yong September 30, 2000 |
Died | September 21, 2013 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain | (aged 12)
Cause of death | Asphyxiation, child abuse |
Resting place | Boisaca Compostela Cemetery |
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Asunta's adoptive parents, Alfonso Basterra and Rosario Porto, were found guilty of her murder on 30 October 2015. The couple drugged her with Lorazepam for three months.They finally asphyxiated her before disposing of her body. The parents, who maintained their innocence, were sentenced to eighteen years in prison. In 2020, Asunta's adoptive Mother died of suicide still being in Prison.[1] Every year of her incarceration until her death, she posted obituaries in memory of Asunta.
Her adoptive Father's sentence is to be concluded in early 30s. He said he is to stay the entire sentence in Prison to prove his Innocence.
The case attracted widespread media interest in Spain and around the world, as well as a "statement of concern" from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A four-part documentary series about the case debuted in 2017. It was made available internationally on Netflix in 2019.
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