Overview
- The judge granted provisional release after the prosecutor did not seek pretrial detention, requiring court appearances on the 1st and 15th of each month.
- The man is under investigation for mistreating his mother and for allegedly assaulting the doctor and nurse who responded to the home.
- Health workers found the septuagenarian had been dead for several days after the son called claiming she was ill, and he had reportedly lived with the body.
- Guardia Civil officers documented severe unsanitary conditions and signs of abandonment, and neighbors had previously complained about strong odors.
- The Guardia Civil’s judicial unit leads the case as the preliminary autopsy does not yet link the death to abuse and final conclusions remain pending.