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Seville Court Reopens Gender-Violence Case Against Ex-Podemos Deputy David Bravo, Orders Move Toward Trial

The appellate chamber reversed a February dismissal after finding the complainant’s account supported by peripheral corroboration from witnesses plus psychological reports.

Overview

  • The Audiencia Provincial instructed Juzgado de Violencia 2 to revoke its archive, resume instruction, and formally process Bravo, placing the case close to an oral trial.
  • Judges point to indicia that include the complainant’s testimony alongside third-party statements and pericial findings, with the evidence to be tested at trial.
  • A witness reported finding the complainant crying in the street after being expelled from the home, and a household employee corroborated the bottle-throwing episode and described her distress.
  • A psychological expert assessed post-traumatic stress symptoms as compatible with gender-based violence, while police gender-violence units in Madrid and Seville issued contradictory reports.
  • The complaint describes threats, degrading insults, and episodes during pregnancy; Bravo has declined to comment to the press and retains the presumption of innocence.