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Police Seek More Time in Susqueda Double-Murder Case as High Water Halts Fieldwork

The request could prolong a nine-year probe the defense wants closed.

Overview

  • Investigators told the Santa Coloma de Farners court they cannot finish key checks because the Susqueda reservoir sits above 90 percent, which they say blocks on-site work.
  • Police listed pending tasks that require low water, including mapping kayak entry points and retracing a deceased witness’s path to the Font del Tuerto and La Rierica areas.
  • The Mossos asked to wait for conditions closer to those in 2017, when the reservoir was about 63 percent, arguing that level is needed to replicate routes and timings.
  • Defense lawyer Benet Salellas called the stance a delay tactic and said he will ask the judge to close the instruction or set a firm deadline after nearly nine years of inquiries.
  • Jordi Magentí remains the sole person under investigation, with ABC reporting no direct forensic or phone evidence ties him to the 2017 shootings, and the judge now weighing the extension request.