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Asturias Court Sends 17-Year-Old Suspect in Sister-in-Law’s Killing to Juvenile Center

Prosecutors secured precautionary placement in Sograndio’s therapeutic unit pending the juvenile investigation.

Overview

  • The Juvenile Court accepted the Asturias prosecutor’s request for immediate admission of the suspect to the Sograndio center’s therapeutic module.
  • The teenager was earlier under Guardia Civil guard in the psychiatric unit of Hospital San Agustín de Avilés after an acute episode, with prior mental-health issues reported by authorities.
  • The 20-year-old victim died on Saturday shortly after a single stab wound to the abdomen in Aces, Candamo, with an autopsy citing fatal abdominal artery hemorrhage.
  • Emergency teams attempted resuscitation at the scene as the suspect fled; she was arrested around 16:30 near the FEVE station and investigators recovered the knife.
  • Under juvenile procedure in Spain, the Asturias prosecution will conduct the investigation and the case proceeds through the minors jurisdiction.