Overview
- Police detained a notary, two lawyers, a caregiver and a buyer over an alleged scheme to strip an octogenarian with Alzheimer’s of assets, then a judge granted all five provisional release.
- Travel bans, passport withdrawals and twice‑monthly court check‑ins were imposed on four suspects, while the notary was released without preventive measures.
- Investigators say three properties were sold to the same buyer between late 2022 and December 2023 at steep discounts — a commercial unit, the home’s bare ownership and an industrial warehouse — yielding an estimated €785,000 in illicit gains.
- The inquiry began in June 2025 after relatives reported isolation of the victim and discovered the transfers via land‑registry checks; the Ruzafa judicial police unit is leading the case.
- A hospital tox screen detected methanol in the victim, prompting an attempted‑homicide probe not attributed to any specific suspect; police also cite the caregiver’s inclusion in the will and unusual cash withdrawals, which the detained lawyers dispute as lawful and aligned with the woman’s wishes.