Overview
- Guardia Civil’s Judicial Police are leading the investigation after preliminary proceedings were opened by the local duty court.
- Rebeca, 32, who had severe autism, was found unresponsive Monday night in Breña Alta after her mother’s partner detected a strong gas odor and called emergency services.
- Firefighters ventilated the home and forensic specialists from the Laboratorio de Criminalística conducted a technical inspection of the residence.
- The TSJC confirmed the mother is hospitalized after an apparent suicide attempt by the same method, while toxicology tests seek to confirm reports of butane inhalation.
- The suspect, identified as activist Eugenia Paiz (also cited as M.E.P.), had previously denounced abuses at the Triana center her daughter attended, a case that led to the 2023 conviction of its former director.