Overview

• Inés López submitted a provisional accusation seeking a total of 33 years in prison for Óscar Sanz, including 25 for murder, plus penalties for unlawful detention and other counts, and €150,000 in damages.
• One day earlier, Esther’s parents filed their own provisional brief requesting 39 years in prison and €500,000 in compensation, outlining charges that include murder, omission of the duty to help, unlawful detention, moral injury, and reckless driving.
• The defense said it will again ask the court to dismiss the case for lack of evidence, arguing that media coverage has harmed Sanz’s presumption of innocence.
• Sanz remains the only person under investigation and is free under judicial measures, including passport withdrawal and weekly check-ins, with a jury trial anticipated in 2026 in Valladolid’s provincial court.
• The family’s filings describe a sequence of assault, an intentional vehicle impact at roughly 40–45 km/h, and later concealment and abandonment of the body, along with alleged cleaning of the car and data deletion to hinder investigators.