Overview
- The judge ordered on Monday that the father remain in prisión provisional, rejecting his request for release because of flight risk, the chance of altering evidence and essential investigative diligences still to be completed.
- Both parents are formally accused of habitual maltreatment, serious injuries and sexual aggression after a six-week-old infant was admitted to Hospital Vall d'Hebron on March 16 with severe, allegedly non-accidental injuries.
- Two pediatricians and a surgeon from Vall d'Hebron told the court the wounds were traumatic and not accidental, and the surgeon said an anal fissure was caused by introduction of an element and could indicate repeated penetration.
- Investigators have submitted WhatsApp messages and testimony from two friends who are nurses as key evidence, and the judge cited the risk that the accused could influence close witnesses if released.
- The child remains under Generalitat guardianship and is reported to face lifelong sequelae, while the Fiscalía has sought an urgent hearing to seek reclassification of the father's charges to include attempted homicide.