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Father convicted for delaying teen son’s cancer treatment

Medical experts testified that his refusal to allow court-authorized chemotherapy aggravated the boy’s cancer, slashing his chances of survival.

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Preparación en una farmacia hospitalaria de una quimioterapia

Overview

  • In May 2025 the Juzgado de lo Penal nº2 de Pamplona sentenced the father to 2 months and 28 days in prison, commuted to a €1,056 fine for failing his parental duty.
  • After the 17-year-old was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in July 2019, the father repeatedly obstructed prescribed chemotherapy and surgery despite a court order authorizing treatment in August 2019.
  • Testimony at Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra established that treatment delays led to disease progression and required an above-knee amputation in March 2020.
  • The teenager died in January 2022 after the cancer advanced during the legal battles and obstruction of care.
  • Court-cited studies showed a 74% survival rate for those who began treatment promptly versus 27% for patients whose care was postponed.