Overview
- The Juzgado de Instrucción No. 5 de Talavera de la Reina ordered provisional, communicated pretrial detention for the mother and her partner on suspicion of murder.
- Guardia Civil arrested both after a fetus was found on 9 September in a freezer at the home in Alberche del Caudillo.
- Investigators initially examined possible homicide by imprudence before reclassifying the case to alleged murder following further diligences.
- Authorities were alerted through regional social services after the detainee’s mother reported the situation in the locality dependent on Calera y Chozas.
- The welfare department had monitored the case due to the woman’s severe drug dependency and existing child protection measures, and the judicial inquiry remains active.