Overview
- A judge in Vera has ordered the mother and her partner held in provisional custody without bail on suspected murder and habitual maltreatment after the four‑year‑old was found in a beach bunker in Garrucha.
- The remand order cites a preliminary autopsy describing a homicidal death from hypovolemic shock, a hepatic laceration, and multiple abdominal trauma, with indications of sexual assault.
- Investigators state the partner routinely abused the child, once fracturing his arm, and that a restraining order against him was in force before the fatal assault, yet the couple were living together.
- The mother's lawyer says she has not given a formal statement and denies any participation, while the partner's defense disputes the completeness of the autopsy file and has requested DNA testing to address the alleged sexual assault.
- The government’s Andalusia delegate announced a review of earlier actions and complaints; the boy’s grandfather has joined the case as a private accuser and is seeking decisions on the child’s remains, as officials note no formal family complaints are on record.