Overview

• Giuseppe Noschese lodged a voluntary homicide complaint with Spanish authorities alleging his 35-year-old son was beaten to death by Guardia Civil officers during a noise intervention on July 18–19
• The Guardia Civil maintains that DJ Michele “Godzi” Noschese suffered convulsions under the influence of drugs and died of cardiac arrest despite officers’ resuscitation efforts
• A close friend and sole witness, Raffaele, says he saw Noschese handcuffed at head and feet, struck in the head and back, and held in restraints even after he lost consciousness
• Spanish authorities have opened an official investigation and completed an autopsy while the family has commissioned private forensic experts to conduct an independent review
• The Italian consulate in Barcelona and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have provided consular assistance to the Noschese family as legal inquiries continue