Overview
- Judge Lucía Santos Rico gave the parties five days to request further diligences or let the instruction close and move the case toward trial.
- National Police handwriting experts concluded Santiago Laiglesia did not write any part of the two anonymous notes sent to the victim.
- An earlier analysis attributed most of the second anonymous note to Xavier (Xavi) Jiménez, with some portions remaining unattributed.
- DNA matching Laiglesia was found on the jersey Helena Jubany wore the day she was killed, a key element that led to his brief pretrial detention.
- The Audiencia de Barcelona kept the case against Ana Echaguibel in provisional status despite a negative DNA result, and the victim’s family said it will seek closure of the instruction to file accusations against Laiglesia and Jiménez, which could set up a jury trial late 2026 or early 2027 if no new evidence is ordered.