Overview

• The 55-year-old cardiovascular surgeon, who works at Hospital General de Alicante, was detained by the Policía Nacional’s homicide unit as the suspected author of a homicide.
• His 94-year-old father died Tuesday afternoon of sepsis at Hospital General after his condition worsened following a procedure carried out over the long weekend.
• The amputations—three toes on one foot and two on the other—were performed in the kitchen of the family home rather than in a medical facility, according to investigative sources.
• Prosecutors are assessing whether to classify the case as intentional homicide rather than negligence given the surgeon’s medical knowledge, and the judicial investigation remains open.
• Nursing-home staff detected the injuries, hospital personnel alerted law enforcement after a relative refused to identify themselves, and two of the doctor’s teenage children were present during the procedure.