Overview
- The city said the man, about 60 and Spanish, was found dead inside a vehicle in Puigfred on February 15, with the confirmation made public on March 12.
- Local organizations accuse Mayor Xavier García Albiol’s administration of neglect after closing the Can Bofí Vell emergency shelter in spring 2024 and not providing a soup kitchen.
- Opposition leaders have requested an extraordinary plenary within 10 days and propose an urgent action plan to support people living on the street.
- Activist groups and local media report delays in confirming street deaths and difficulties identifying the deceased, leaving some cases in anonymity.
- The Catalan social rights minister says the Generalitat urged reopening the municipal shelter and is preparing a homelessness law, while social organizations call the proposed budget insufficient.