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Valencia Prosecutor Seeks 4-Year Term for Nacho Vidal in 2019 Bufo Toad Death Case

Prosecutors say a recovered 22‑minute phone video shows a fatal delay before emergency services were called.

Overview

  • The filing seeks four years in prison for Ignacio Jordá (Nacho Vidal) and his cousin Verónica A. M. for reckless homicide over the death of photographer José Luis Abad during a ritual at Vidal’s Enguera home in 2019.
  • The prosecutor alleges they waited about 20 minutes to call 112 after Abad collapsed, a sequence captured in a 22‑minute‑30‑second recording taken on the victim’s iPhone.
  • The private prosecution asks for an additional three years for a public‑health offense for Vidal and his cousin, and three years for a third defendant, Miguel Ángel C. A., for concealment.
  • The indictment also seeks joint compensation of €20,000 for each of the victim’s three brothers.
  • The accusation cites exposure to 5‑MeO‑DMT and an autopsy noting recent cocaine use as factors in a cardiac arrest, while a Guardia Civil report characterizes the defendants’ conduct as showing grave disregard for life.