Overview
- An inmate attacked his cellmate overnight at Madrid III in Valdemoro, leaving the victim with multiple wounds and requiring transfer to Hospital 12 de Octubre.
- With no doctor on duty, prison staff called 112, and an emergency physician sedated the aggressor so the injured prisoner could be treated.
- Prison sources report the attacker showed extreme agitation and may have consumed fentanyl mixed with cocaine, a suspicion not yet confirmed by tests.
- Acaip-UGT says prisons face a structural healthcare deficit, with doctor vacancies above 70% and only 3 of 11 posts filled at Valdemoro.
- Union groups are using the case to press for immediate staffing and safety measures, warning that drug use inside facilities is becoming harder to control.