Overview
- The Audiencia de Lleida rejected an appeal by relatives on June 17, 2026 and confirmed the Juzgado de Instrucción of Tremp had lawfully archived the criminal investigation into the Fiella care home.
- The probe stemmed from a severe outbreak between November 2020 and January 2021 that killed 64 of 142 residents and infected 42 staff members at the Tremp facility.
- Prosecutors alleged concrete failures including failure to separate infected and healthy residents, reports of residents left cold or without water, forgotten bodies in rooms, poor communication with families, and lack of proper protection for staff.
- The court said those operational failings and the wider pandemic context did not amount to dolosa or imprudent criminal conduct by the ex‑director, the hygienic‑sanitary officer, or the three patronato members under investigation.
- Families remain dissatisfied and the factual record of very high mortality stands publicly; the ruling ends criminal proceedings but does not address possible administrative sanctions or civil claims that were not decided in this judgment.