Overview
- All three were also convicted of robbery with violence in the state-run flat, and the 15-year-old was found guilty of driving without a licence and causing damage; each must serve three years of supervised release and observe a three-year, 300‑meter restraining order.
- The Junta de Extremadura is held subsidiarily liable to pay €620,000 to the victim’s parents and partner plus more than €21,000 for damage to her car, with the minors jointly liable for compensation.
- The decision is not final and can be appealed to the Audiencia Provincial de Badajoz; the two boys remain in custody while the 17-year-old girl left preventive detention on December 3 after reaching the legal maximum.
- Because the boys were under 16 at the time, the court imposed the maximum six-year closed internment available, with continued placement in juvenile facilities at least until they turn 18 before any transfer is decided.
- Police determined that Belén Cortés, 35, was beaten and strangled on March 9 in a tutelado home, after which the trio fled toward Mérida in her car, crashed, and were detained, with a protected witness’s photo and caregiver identifications supporting the case.