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Judge Orders Pretrial Detention in Alleged Rape of 91-Year-Old Neighbor in Garriguella

The Figueres duty court remanded the 51-year-old without bail after hearing testimony from the victim, the accused and several witnesses, according to Catalan judicial sources.

Overview

  • A Figueres judge ordered provisional imprisonment on Friday following the suspect’s court appearance, according to the Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia.
  • Mossos d’Esquadra arrested the man on Wednesday as the presumed author of a sexual aggression with penetration.
  • Police said the suspect was held at the Mossos station in Figueres pending his transfer to the duty court.
  • A family member alerted authorities by filing a complaint after learning of the assault, and statements were taken from the victim and witnesses.
  • The case involves neighbors in the small Alt Empordà town of Garriguella, and investigators continue to develop details of what occurred.