Overview
- The 49-year-old man remains in the Burn Unit at Hospital La Fe in critical condition with burns affecting about 90% of his body.
- The attack occurred in the early hours of March 13 in the couple’s flat above his motorcycle workshop on Calle Rubio, using paraffin kept for a kerosene stove while he slept.
- Policía Local officers first rushed the victim by patrol car to a health center before a SAMU ambulance transferred him to La Fe, and the 48-year-old partner was detained at the scene.
- The detainee initially confessed and told officers she acted after long-term abuse, a claim disputed by neighbors and relatives, and no prior complaints between the couple are recorded.
- Criminalistics and Judicial Police are conducting inspections and taking statements, including from the woman’s 16-year-old daughter who was asleep during the attack, and the suspect remains in Guardia Civil custody pending judicial proceedings.