Overview
- The Austrian manager of the Medusa Beach Club briefly appeared before an investigating judge and rejected responsibility for the May 2024 collapse that killed four and injured 14.
- He faces four counts of grossly negligent homicide and six counts of grossly negligent serious bodily injury under the case led by Palma’s Investigating Court No. 9.
- Police and investigative findings state the upper terrace had no operating licence and that illegal modifications and overloading led to the structural failure.
- The operator told the court he took over in 2021 and was not involved in the 2013 works later deemed illegal, asserting authorities never flagged irregularities to him.
- He deposited €250,000 for victims and families to be paid unconditionally and remains free under judicial conditions while a charging decision and potential trial are considered.