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Lanzarote Man Investigated in Death of 20-Day-Old Baby

A judge in Arrecife has opened a case for suspected reckless homicide.

Overview

  • Guardia Civil investigators are probing a 32-year-old Spanish man, who has appeared before an Arrecife court on suspicion of reckless homicide.
  • Regional outlets report a forensic report points to a fatal head injury that caused traumatic brain damage.
  • According to the reports, the man first said the baby choked and later claimed he had a car accident that morning with the child in his vehicle.
  • The baby collapsed on April 12, when Tinajo’s health center was closed, and local police performed CPR before transfers to hospitals in Arrecife and Las Palmas, where the infant died.
  • The case is being handled by the Guardia Civil’s crimes-against-persons unit in Las Palmas and remains open without a publicly released full autopsy or final charging decision.