Overview
- A court in Vera placed both detainees in provisional pretrial imprisonment without bail after their appearances on Saturday.
- They are under investigation for murder and habitual maltreatment while a judge-led probe proceeds under judicial secrecy to determine each person’s alleged role.
- Investigators found the child’s body late Wednesday on the Garrucha–Mojácar coast after relatives reported his disappearance, prompting a multi-agency beach search.
- According to judicial sources, the man provided a statement to the court, whereas the mother exercised her right not to testify.
- Authorities confirm the male suspect is not the child’s biological father and that he had an active restraining order issued on October 20 covering the mother and the boy.