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Valencia Father Gets Two-Year Sentence for Shove That Caused Son’s Skull Fracture

He accepted a plea deal with €52,739.50 in compensation after the 13-year-old required emergency neurosurgery.

Overview

  • The case concluded in a juicio por conformidad at the Audiencia Provincial de Valencia, with the father admitting the facts.
  • Prosecutors initially sought up to five and a half years for injuries with the aggravating factor of kinship before the penalty was reduced to two years.
  • The mother, who had been a private accuser, withdrew her accusation the day before the hearing, according to local reporting.
  • Medical records cited in court detail a temporoparietal skull fracture with subarachnoid hemorrhage and a subdural hematoma, followed by urgent surgery, ICU admission, and specialist rehabilitation.
  • The child was taken to hospital about 12 hours after the incident; the sentence is reported as pending possible suspension and includes €52,739.50 in civil damages.