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Judge Frees Suspect in La Isleta Fire as Ruling Points to Accidental Origin

New evidence shifted the case away from an arson hypothesis, prompting the court to replace jail with limited judicial oversight.

Overview

  • The investigating court revoked the pretrial detention and granted provisional release with weekly check-ins and a ban on leaving Gran Canaria.
  • A judicial order concludes the blaze likely had a fortuitous origin and finds no current indications of a deliberate attack.
  • The victim’s police-recorded statement aligns with the suspect’s account that the fire was accidental, pending judicial ratification.
  • Later medical reports, a scene reconstruction by the Homicide Group, fire brigade and forensic findings, and a street video support the accidental-origin thesis.
  • The inquiry remains open to assess possible imprudence, and the seriously burned minor continues to be hospitalized.