Overview

• Policía Nacional’s violent crimes unit arrested the 54–55-year-old cardiovascular surgeon and on Friday placed him before the investigating court.
• Investigators are examining reports that he removed several toes from his 94-year-old father at home, after which the patient developed an infection that progressed to sepsis.
• Care-home staff noticed bandages when the man returned from a family visit, called emergency services, and he later died in hospital days after admission.
• The official cause of death will be established by the forensic report as the judicial instruction advances.
• Alicante’s medical college opened informational proceedings, offered to cooperate with authorities, and underscored the presumption of innocence.