You are right annalia, that is what he is being charged with right now, plus robbery (which I think is 2 years), and he was willing to plead guilty and make a 'sincere confession' today in hopes for a reduced time.
However, aggravating factors of "ferocity" and "cruelty" were added today, meaning that he made Stephany suffer. JvDS didn't want to accept those aggravating factors, that the reason he said he needed more time to think about that.
The question now is, will he accept those or will he plead not guilty?
answering to otto's question, no that was not expected, it was a surprise. I don't know if he had time to consult with his lawyer or if his lawyer was aware.
I am so glad otto to see you are starting to read El Comercio.pe - together with Panamericana TV you will be on top of things. RPP is also a great source, actually there are a lot of great sources, but I'll recommend Spanish sources, mainly from Lima....
What better source than directly from the lawyers and the parties involved!