Woman gives neighbour box of husband’s head after claiming sex toys were inside

A woman gave her neighbour a box containing her husband’s head after claiming it was packed with sex toys.

Carmen Merino, 64, has been jailed for 15 years after murdering her husband, Jesus Maria Baranda, who had been missing for six months by the time she was taken away in handcuffs.

It was only when the box started to smell, that Merino's neighbour, Mari, opened it and discovered to her horror, that rather than dildos and vibrators, it was the retired bank worker's rotting head.

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Merino from Santander, Spain, initially asked Mari to safely store her sex toys to save her the embarrassment of police finding it, as they investigated Jesus Maria's whereabouts.

On Friday (December 9) the Regional Cantabria Court announced Merino is to be thrown behind bars for 15 years having been convicted of killing her husband in February 2019.

A written ruling released to the press stated she had acted out of greed when she “participated in an active way in the execution of deeds that caused death” after being named as sole heir of 67-year-old Jesus Maria’s will.

It stated: “She got rid of the corpse and handed over his skull to a female friend, telling her the box contained sex toys, because she knew relatives of her partner had reported him missing and was conscious it would result in a police investigation that would probably lead to a search of their home.”

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The sentence also pointed to the possibility Merino was interested in conserving her victim’s skull because at some point it would enable her to obtain proof of death before the 10-year deadline heirs normally have to wait to inherit assets.

The convicted killer pointed the finger at at the neighbour she gave the box to during the trial as well as a brother of the man whose life she ended, saying they both had keys to the couple’s home in the town of Castro Urdiales near Santander.

She admitted handing Mari Carmen Mendoza a bag with sex toys inside but insisted it didn’t include any body parts, saying: “The sex toys were presents I bought for my birthday.

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“When things became a bit complicated the truth is I got embarrassed about the idea the police could come round and find the bag.

“I asked Mari Carmen if she would take it and she said: ‘Of course, no problem.’

Subsequent reports at the time said it had no human tissue on it because it had been boiled and wrapped in foil. The dead man was identified by a tooth.

Merino told police after her arrest her partner had disappeared voluntarily and continued to protest her innocence at her trial. She is expected to appeal.

As well as being punished with a 15-year prison sentence, Merino has also been ordered to pay £50,000 to her victim’s relatives including his brother.

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