Overview

• Policía Nacional agents detained the 31-year-old suspect on July 16 following a bank complaint by his elderly grandmother.
• Months earlier she signed banking documents and shared her account credentials without understanding their purpose due to neurocognitive issues.
• Investigators found that he withdrew and transferred a total of €85,550, leaving only €47 in her account.
• The suspect admitted he misappropriated the funds to place bets and participate in games of chance.
• He has been formally referred to the judiciary and remains in pretrial detention awaiting trial.