Overview
- The Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Asturias partially granted the parents' appeals on Monday, reversing their convictions for psychological abuse and limiting the conviction to abandonment of family.
- Because the six‑month abandonment sentence was deemed already served, the parents are scheduled for imminent release after more than a year in pretrial and post‑conviction detention.
- Magistrates said evidence did not prove physical restraint or a deliberate intent to cause harm and described the parents' conduct as an extreme overprotection driven by intense fear of COVID‑19.
- The court nonetheless recorded measurable developmental harm to the three children from prolonged isolation, noting walking difficulties, delayed toilet control and a 35% recognized disability.
- The children remain under the Principado de Asturias' guardianship and any reunification will follow a separate administrative review, with the TSJA ruling open to further challenge by cassation to the Supreme Court.