Overview
- Preliminary findings indicate the 86-year-old singer-actress died from strangulation at the Decanos DomusVi residence on November 14, prompting a National Police investigation.
- A 66-year-old male resident remains under police custody in a psychiatric unit as authorities gather testimonies and evidence to reconstruct the incident.
- Forensic doctors and the autopsy are pending to confirm the exact cause of death and to determine whether the detainee is legally imputable.
- The case is being handled by Ávila’s Court of First Instance and Instruction No. 2, and the residence is under judicial investigation.
- The regional government says a routine follow-up visit earlier this year detected no problems at the center, while Polo’s family held a private funeral and requested privacy as public accusations intensified.