Overview

• The Audiencia Provincial de Valencia convicted J.C.E. for intentionally igniting a fire in the Devesa de El Saler on October 21, 2023.
• The court sentenced him to nine months in prison, a €2,700 fine, and an indemnity payment of €255.89 for firefighting costs.
• Eyewitness testimony, including accounts of the accused fleeing the scene, was pivotal in securing the conviction.
• The fire damaged only 0.0003 hectares of the Parc Natural de l'Albufera and was quickly contained by firefighters, minimizing environmental harm.
• Charges for two other suspected arsons were dismissed, as evidence was insufficient to prove J.C.E.'s involvement.