Overview
- The Juzgado de lo Penal No. 2 of León issued a written judgment acquitting all 16 defendants of homicide by gross negligence, injuries and labor-rights offenses.
- The decision clears the mine’s owners, Hullera Vasco Leonesa, and the insurers of criminal and civil liability tied to the accident.
- The court found insufficient incriminating evidence over the grisú gas escape that killed six miners and injured eight deep underground in October 2013.
- Prosecutors had sought prison terms of up to three and a half years and significant compensation for families following an eight-week trial in 2023.
- A prolonged delay linked to the presiding judge’s medical leave preceded the ruling, and the TSJ of Castilla y León released only a summary as families consider appeals or civil claims.