Overview

• At a Barcelona press conference, the family’s legal team said they have filed a recurso de nulidad seeking to reopen the 2013 case.
• A recent ruling by the Audiencia Provincial de Madrid acknowledged for the first time filings and expert reports indicating the death may not have been suicidal.
• Despite that acknowledgment, the court rejected the family’s appeal on grounds of res judicata, leaving ordinary avenues closed.
• Lawyers said that if the nullity bid fails they will pursue constitutional relief in Spain and, if necessary, an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
• The push draws on Italian findings from Palermo, including reference to a cranial hematoma, as well as claims of early investigative omissions in Spain and alleged post‑mortem access to Biondo’s computer that the family wants examined through device and location data.