Overview

• R. N. B., 55, was detained after Mossos d’Esquadra officers found his partner’s body wrapped in plastic and tape in a sealed room of their Ciutat Meridiana flat on May 25.
• The Juzgado de Violencia sobre la Mujer número 3 in Barcelona ordered his provisional imprisonment without bail on an intentional homicide charge carrying 10 to 15 years behind bars.
• Forensic experts determined the woman died from closed-head blunt force trauma, undermining his assertion that she had died by suicide and that he was in shock.
• In audio messages to his brother, he admitted his partner ‘could have been dead for several months’ and warned that the police ‘are going to come for me.’
• Neighbors reported hearing or witnessing incidents of alleged abuse, and this case marks the eighth femicide recorded in Spain so far in 2025, highlighting ongoing concerns over domestic violence.