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Judge Orders Pretrial Detention of Partner in Riudecanyes Killing After Autopsy Ruled Homicide

The Reus examining court is holding the 49-year-old based on indications that contradict his account.

Overview

  • The victim, a 36-year-old woman, was found on September 8 in the Barranco del Gendre near the T-313 in Riudecanyes.
  • The case shifted from an initial suicide hypothesis to a criminal homicide after the autopsy, prompting an expanded police investigation.
  • Mossos d'Esquadra detained the woman's partner in Reus on December 10 following evidence-gathering guided by forensic findings.
  • A court order cited contradictions in the suspect’s statements, mobile phone positioning, CCTV checks, content from the victim’s phone, and possible blood traces in his car pending analysis.
  • Presented to Juzgado de Instrucción No. 3 in Baix Camp on December 12, the suspect was placed in provisional prison as the judicial investigation continues.