Overview
- The Provincial Court of Gipuzkoa’s Section One issued the acquittal on December 19 and the ruling can be appealed to the Basque High Court.
- Judges found the evidence from the trial did not establish beyond a reasonable doubt that the infant’s injuries were traumatic or caused by shaking.
- The court cited medicolegal literature stating the triad of cerebral edema, retinal hemorrhages, and subdural hematoma is not conclusive without corroboration.
- The ruling notes no other traumatic injuries, no prior traumatic events, and no hostile or negligent caregiving context, and it could not attribute any act to either defendant.
- Expert reports pointed to natural and genetic conditions, and a later subdural hemorrhage after discharge was deemed compatible with non‑traumatic causes.