Overview

• The Sabadell investigating judge ordered the proceedings against early suspect Ana Echaguibel to be revived and directed that her DNA be obtained for comparison with an unidentified female profile from the victim’s sweater.
• New massive-sequencing work on the sweater recovered multiple profiles and identified male DNA attributed to Santiago Laiglesia after a three-year forensic process.
• Laiglesia was summoned to testify on September 26 after his DNA was found on the garment, with the declaration postponed due to a lawyer’s scheduling issue.
• Forensic scientists report that one female profile on the sweater belongs to Helena Jubany and that the other does not match former suspect Montse Careta, who died in custody.
• The Jubany family had requested the comparison of the unknown female profile with Echaguibel’s DNA, a request the judge has granted as investigators work under the looming deadline.