Overview
- The suspect was identified by the National Police and detained on December 18, then presented to a court that ordered his release pending proceedings.
- Investigators say wallets, cash, documents and Christmas lottery tickets were taken from patients and companions during ambulance transfers or in emergency areas.
- Complaints detail incidents on October 31 at the Clínico, November 20 during an ambulance transfer to the same hospital, and November 25 at Río Hortega, plus a second loss reported on November 20.
- Property-crimes specialists linked the cases by matching the method and the presence of the same healthcare worker across the affected services.
- Police records show the detainee had prior investigations for similar thefts in 2016, 2019 and 2023 involving significant sums of money.