Overview
- The Austrian tenant told an investigating judge he was not involved in 2013 works later deemed illegal and said authorities never alerted him to irregularities after he took over in 2021.
- He remains free on Mallorca under judicial conditions as prosecutors consider an indictment for four counts of grossly negligent homicide and six counts of grossly negligent serious bodily harm.
- A justice spokeswoman confirmed he voluntarily deposited €250,000 to be distributed to the injured and to families of the four dead, independent of the ongoing investigation.
- Police findings reported earlier said the collapsed terrace lacked an operating licence, was illegally built and not rated for use, and failed under excessive load, with no permit found for first‑floor alterations.
- The disaster at the Medusa Beach Club killed two German tourists, a Spanish woman and a Senegalese man and injured 14, prompting Palma officials to promise stricter venue inspections.