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Family to Appeal Provisional Dismissal in 2022 Ourense School Locker-Room Collapse Case

The challenge targets a Jan. 21 ruling that archived the criminal probe after the prosecutor sought dismissal.

Overview

  • The parents will appeal to the Audiencia Provincial de Ourense, represented by attorney Jorge Temes.
  • Judge Eva Armesto of Court No. 3 issued the Jan. 21 order provisionally dismissing the criminal case following the prosecutor’s petition.
  • Investigators examined potential criminal negligence, listing about 14 people at various points and naming two insurers as possible civilly liable parties.
  • A court expert concluded the partition—about 2 meters by 2.85 meters and roughly one tonne—collapsed due to defective execution, material fatigue, and insufficient floor anchors, not the original design.
  • Criminal action against the project director and the director of execution was extinguished after both died during the proceedings.