Overview
- Police discovered a corpse inside a freezer in an apartment on Plaza Pintor Sorolla after a cleaning worker filed a complaint alleging sexual assault.
- Officers arrested a man in his late 30s at his mother's home in Peñíscola with Guardia Civil support and he received medical attention from SAMU before being held in custody.
- The Juzgado de Violencia sobre la Mujer nº2 in Castellón ordered the suspect into provisional, non‑bailable detention solely on the alleged sexual‑assault charge following his court hearing.
- Forensic teams from Policía Científica inspected the flat and an autopsy at the Instituto de Medicina Legal is under way; initial reports say there are no clear signs of violence but the cause and timing of death remain unconfirmed.
- Local reports identify the deceased as an about 80‑year‑old man reportedly related to the suspect, a detail not yet officially confirmed, and investigators note that hiding a body can itself lead to criminal charges even if death were natural.