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.