The sentence received by the criminal from Onești and his wife. Two workers were seized and killed

Moroșan Gheorghe, the author of the crimes in Onești in March 2021, and his wife, Moroșan Aurelea, received their sentences on Friday.

Thus, Moroșan Gheorghe was sentenced to 30 years in prison, and Moroșan Aurelea received 12 years in prison. The ruling in this case also established moral damages of 2,000,000 euros.

The case of the Onești murders

In the four-story building in Onești, the nightmare began at 11:47 a.m. Through a call to 112, which was suddenly interrupted, Gheorghe Moroșan announced that he was armed with a knife and threatened that he would not hesitate to use it. About the hostages – initially – he did not mention anything.

Two policemen were sent to check the situation and, five minutes later, they arrived in front of the building. Then it was found out that Moroșan seized the workers.

The situation was becoming serious and the intervention forces were requested to be supplemented with seven more policemen. A negotiator from the special services was sent to convince the aggressor to release the captives. The deputy police chief from Onești knew Moroșan and initiated the first discussions.

To show that he had serious intentions, Moroșan brought the men he was holding captive onto the balcony.

The workers caught by Moroșan had been sent there by the company that owned the apartment. The company had won the house in court – on account of damage caused by the individual’s wife. Moroșan never came to terms with the idea that he lost the house.

Morașan went to his former home with his wife who stayed in an apartment next to the one where the captives were kept.

She did not cooperate with the police, and even told them on the phone that she supported her husband. Arriving at an impasse, at 1:53 p.m., the police increased their forces and changed the negotiator. An officer from the Bacău Police was brought in. He also failed to calm down the aggressor.

Cristian Gheorghe, IGPR deputy director of criminal investigations: “He requested the return of the property deed or 300,000 euros, if he hears movement on the stairs he will proceed to the execution of the two hostages. The mobile phone was taken by a hostage and he said that bound and that he will be killed if there is any movement at the door or on the stairs.”

This call lasted 5 minutes and 40 seconds. Another one followed two hours later. Moroșan said that he no longer wanted to talk to the police and asked to be put in touch with important people in the state. The 112 operator tried for 12 minutes to calm him down – just like the negotiator had done.

At 16.55, all hell broke loose in the apartment.

After opening the door, the police fired rubber bullets and live ammunition. Gheorghe Moroșan was injured in his hands and feet. The men he kept in the apartment had injuries all over their bodies. One died there. The other at the hospital. They were both lying on the balcony when the agents entered.

Then the negotiator would not have done well either.

Tudorel Butoi: “The negotiator had to come hand in hand with one or two representatives of the company that took the man’s apartment, because it is not the police’s business, to come with the bag of money that the man claimed and to mediate the discussions between this perpetrator unhappy with crimes and those from these companies.”