A PlayStation solves the murder of a Martorell scrap metal dealer.

BarcelonaThe neighbors had been seeing the car of Magí OF, a well-known seventy-year-old businessman dedicated to the scrap metal business, badly parked at the entrance of his tower block on Camí Fondo in Martorell for some time. Finally, they decided to notify his daughter, who lives not far away. When she entered the house, she discovered her father's body, bound and gagged, in the parking lot. He was dead. The house was in disarray, as if someone had broken into a burglary, and it was quickly filled with Mossos d'Esquadra officers, who from the outset investigated his death as a crime. It was November 21, 2024, and the main police hypothesis was that Magi OF had suffered a robbery with the worst possible outcome. information advanced by this newspaper.

This hypothesis was maintained over the months, and in February 2025 the Mossos They made public that they had arrested four men, aged between 27 and 29, as the alleged perpetrators of the death of Magí OF. According to ARA, there was one key element that led the investigation by the Mossos d'Esquadra homicide specialists to these four men: a PlayStation.

Specifically, the police were able to confirm that the perpetrators of the crime had taken several objects from Magí OF's tower, including a PlayStation, a video game console. Investigators from the DIC (Criminal Investigation Division) of the Southern Metropolitan Region of the Mossos d'Esquadra waited to see if anyone would connect to that console, and one of the thieves couldn't be there: one day, at his home, he turned it on to play and the police were able to geolocate him. This, according to police sources, was a key moment in which they put a name and face to one of the suspects, and ultimately closed the circle of three other people who made up the gang of thieves.

Cause of death

Another aspect the police investigation is trying to clarify is the cause of death. Although the victim was found bound and gagged, and the body showed signs of violence, it is not entirely clear, according to sources consulted by ARA, whether the man died from blows or strangulation. Another hypothesis being considered is that he was badly injured and ended up dying from his wounds, unable to move or call for help.

Magí OF had previously been robbed. In fact, neighbors and acquaintances of the victim agreed, in statements to ARA, that the victim often boasted about his high standard of living. "He always talked about money, and that's very dangerous because you don't know who might be listening," they explained. Investigative sources also point to the fact that he was a man who frequently displayed his wealth. Magí OF was also closely linked to the Martorell football club, of which he was one of the main sponsors.