Overview

• Judges applied a full insanity defense after concluding that Hame K.'s delusional disorder completely impaired his capacity for judgment and volition.
• Security measures include 15 years of psychiatric internment for the homicide and eight years for the attempted murder, with annual mental health reviews to assess his condition.
• The 39-year-old defendant surrendered to Valencia police on February 7, 2024, after attacking two sleeping homeless men with a stone, killing Sandel Branea and leaving the other in a coma.
• Upon completion of treatment, he will be expelled to Mali and prohibited from returning to Spain for ten years.
• He must also pay €80,000 in civil compensation to the sister of the deceased and €40,000 to the surviving victim, who remains in a coma.