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Massamagrell Mother Faces Trial for Alleged Attempted Murder of Infant by Arson

Prosecutors demand a 25-year term after she is accused of setting fire beneath her daughter’s crib, her defense arguing reckless negligence linked to intoxication and psychiatric disorder

Overview

  • The trial opened July 22 in the Third Section of the Audiencia Provincial de Valencia on charges of attempted filicide and arson.
  • The Ministerio Fiscal is seeking a 25-year prison sentence, citing the aggravating factor of kinship in the alleged intentional attack.
  • The defense portrays the incident as reckless injury, attributing it to a mix of four to five beers, 21 diazepam tablets and suicidal depression.
  • On January 8, 2022, the infant suffered a first-degree burn to her left hand when a foam toy ignited under her crib and was rescued by her uncle.
  • Following the fire, the defendant was diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder and has been under treatment, forming a key mitigating factor in her plea.