Overview

• The Policía Nacional detained the former partner on suspicion of a domestic violence offense after the death of a 54-year-old woman on August 24.
• The detainee was presented to the court on August 27 as investigators pursue the case under a secrecy order requested by police.
• Judicial sources say the man has been sent to prison provisionally while the investigation continues.
• Emergency teams responded in Motril’s Varadero area, noted apparent alcohol intoxication, and transferred the woman to Granada’s Virgen de las Nieves neurotraumatology unit, where she died.
• Initial inquiries indicate a head injury, with forensic examinations underway to establish the exact cause and circumstances of death.