The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands confirmed this Tuesday the provisional imprisonment of the woman sentenced to a revisable life sentence for murdering her newborn daughter, whom she threw into a dumpster in Portocristo. The decision was made during the hearing held this Tuesday to review her procedural situation. The woman, Yolanda, was already in provisional prison after being arrested last week, once she was located after being on the run for nearly ten days.

The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands confirmed this Tuesday the provisional imprisonment of the woman sentenced to life imprisonment with review for murdering her newborn daughter, whom she threw into a dumpster in Portocristo. The decision was made during the hearing held this Tuesday to review her procedural situation. The woman, Yolanda, was already in provisional prison after being arrested last week, once she was located after being on the run for nearly ten days.

The judicial bodies of the Balearic Islands received 0.2% more cases in 2025 than the previous year, with a total of 200,020 cases registered, while the resolution capacity of the courts grew and the total number of cases resolved (193,755) experienced an interannual increase of 1.8%. However, according to the information provided by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), the cases that remained pending on December 31 (120,884) increased by 8.8%.

The Palma Court has sentenced the mother and uncle of the baby who died to life imprisonment with the possibility of review. abandoned in a container in Portocristo in November 2023. The court ruling considers it proven that both defendants acted with the intention of getting rid of the creature, whom they denied any possibility of survival.

The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has sentenced the man accused of murder to 13 years in prison. your romantic partner in the Coanegra stream in Palma, events that date back to December 2024.

The Council of Mallorca has presented an appeal to the Supreme Court to try to definitively eliminate the bus/HOV lane on the Ma-19 motorway, the road that connects Palma with the airport. This was announced on Monday by the Island Councilor for Territory, Mobility, and Infrastructure, Fernando Rubio, at a press conference. He explained that the legal argument for the appeal is based on technical reports from the Island Council that support the removal of the lane, which should be "binding," just as they were when it was implemented. Rubio argued that this infrastructure "has not produced the desired effects" and that, therefore, the Island Council has opted for this legal route after the High Court of Justice of Madrid (TSJM) issued a ruling just a month ago in favor of maintaining the lane. In any case, the implementation of the bus/HOV lane has been suspended since 2024 due to various road infrastructure works on the island. Once these are completed, it should be reinstated unless the courts decide otherwise. The regional minister also announced that new works to improve safety on the highway median will begin "shortly" and that work on the first section of the second ring road will start in a few months.

The First Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands sentenced a woman to six years in prison this Friday for attempting to murder her husband while he slept with their two-year-old daughter in Palma. The court issued a plea agreement after the parties reached a settlement before the trial. This reduced the prosecution's initial request for an 11-year sentence. In addition to the prison sentence—she has been incarcerated since the incident in October 2024—she has been stripped of her parental rights over their daughter for the duration of her sentence and must pay the victim €10,700 in compensation for the injuries and resulting trauma. The woman admitted that on the morning of October 19, 2024, at the family home in Palma, while her husband slept with their two-year-old daughter, she stabbed him several times in the chest with a large knife. Although the man woke up, his wife continued stabbing him in the chest, armpit, and right arm. At the same time, she put her fingers in his mouth and, when he began to scream in pain, she silenced him. At one point, the victim managed to wrest the knife from her and get the child to safety.

A Ryanair plane was impounded as a precautionary measure at Linz Airport, 180 kilometers from Vienna, after the Irish airline failed to pay €890 in compensation to a passenger for a flight delayed by more than 13 hours, the Austrian public broadcaster austo reported on Tuesday. The court-ordered precautionary measure was carried out by placing a sticker on the aircraft parked at the airport, identifying it as property seized in Austria. The decision, unusual for a commercial passenger aircraft, stems from a claim filed by a woman who was scheduled to travel to Palma in July 2024 with two companions. Due to the significant delay, she sought an alternative flight, which she paid for out of pocket. The delay and the ticket changes generated additional expenses and interest, bringing the total amount claimed to €890. Since Ryanair failed to refund the money despite several requests, the affected passenger's lawyer initiated legal action and obtained a favorable court ruling that resulted in the seizure of the aircraft. A court officer who arrived at Linz airport even attempted to collect the sum from the pilot, but the crew had no cash on hand, as onboard payments are only accepted by card. Consequently, the court officer proceeded with the formal seizure of the aircraft. If Ryanair does not settle the debt within a reasonable timeframe, the aircraft could even be auctioned, the plaintiff's lawyer warned in statements reported by the regional newspaper. ÖON.

A man caught selling drugs in Son Banya accepted a three-year prison sentence on Wednesday, which will be replaced by a ten-year ban from Spain. The parties reached a plea agreement on Wednesday at the Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands, and the defendant admitted to the charges and agreed to pay a fine of €18,000. The prosecution had initially sought a four-and-a-half-year prison sentence and a €30,000 fine for the man, who was residing illegally in Spain. The events took place on September 8, 2024, in the Son Banya shantytown in Palma. The now-convicted man was caught carrying a box containing cannabis and cocaine, among other narcotics. More than €400 in banknotes and papers containing notes about drug sales were also seized.

A man accepted a two-year prison sentence on Wednesday for raping a 14-year-old girl in Palma in 2020. The parties reached an agreement in the Second Section of the Provincial Court, and the convicted man will not go to prison on the condition that he does not commit any further offenses in the next three years. He will pay €7,500, of which he has already paid €3,500. The prosecution initially sought a nine-year prison sentence for the crime, but before the trial could take place, and thanks to this agreement, he will avoid prison time because he has no prior criminal record and the sentence is less than the minimum required for incarceration in these cases. Furthermore, the man is prohibited from approaching the victim for the next five years and has committed to paying the remaining compensation.

The Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has sentenced a woman to two years in prison for misappropriating more than three million euros from the sale of a property in Mallorca to FC Barcelona footballer Robert Lewandowski. The trial was scheduled for Tuesday, but the defendant admitted to the facts before the hearing began, and the parties reached a plea agreement. In addition to the prison sentence, the court imposed a fine of approximately 1,440 euros and ordered her to pay 1.62 million euros to the affected partners of the company as the perpetrator of the crimes of misappropriation and breach of trust. The court agreed to suspend the execution of the sentence on the condition that she does not reoffend and that she fulfills her civil liability, given that she has no prior convictions and the sentence does not exceed two years. The sentence is final, as neither party has announced an appeal, according to the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands. The events date back to June 2021. According to the prosecutor's indictment, the woman, as the sole administrator of a company, formalized the sale of a property located in the Nova Santa Ponça development, owned by the company, to the Polish striker. At the time of signing the public deed, the player—through his wife—issued a check for 3.51 million euros to the company. A few days earlier, however, the accused had opened a bank account in the name of the company, of which she owned 25% of the shares, and deposited the amount. During the following weeks, she made multiple bank transactions and transferred 3.1 million euros to her personal account without any justification. When she ceased to be the sole administrator, the account balance was 408,593 euros. Furthermore, the sale of the property was carried out without the knowledge of the other owners of the company, who were not summoned to the required general meeting. Two of the partners, holding 50% of the shares and beneficiaries of the compensation, were unaware of both the transaction and the opening of the bank account.

One of the robbers of Pau Rigo, a man who killed one of the assailants in his home, and five other people have been sentenced this Thursday to four years in prison for kidnapping and assaulting another man for demanding money from him in Palma.

A dozen people admitted this Monday in the Provincial Court to participating in the shipment of cocaine and marijuana from Peru to Mallorca, hidden inside wheelchairs. The defendants accepted sentences ranging from one and a half to five years in prison for various drug trafficking offenses and membership in a criminal organization. The defense reached a plea agreement with the prosecution, which significantly reduced the initially requested sentences, totaling nearly one hundred years in prison. Under this agreement, most of those convicted will not go to prison. Two of them will have to pay fines of €215,000 and €126,000, respectively. The defendants admitted that between April 2023 and July 2024 they were involved in shipping narcotics from several Latin American countries, primarily Peru. They used human couriers, known as drug mules. muleswho transported the drugs hidden inside wheelchairs. Once the shipments arrived in Mallorca, the substances were distributed and sold. As has been proven, each of the accused performed a specific function within the criminal organization, which was headed by a man who has been identified but is currently a fugitive from justice. Some of those convicted acted as intermediaries with other traffickers, while others were in charge of transporting and storing the drugs. During the searches carried out by the National Police at the time of the arrests, various quantities of narcotics with a market value exceeding €344,000 were seized.

The First Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has ordered the reopening of the legal case against the former mayor of Capdepera, Rafael Fernández Mallol, and a former chief of the town's local police force for alleged crimes of workplace harassment and administrative misconduct. The court also upheld the dismissal of the case against the other individuals under investigation. The proceedings began following a complaint filed by a Capdepera local police officer, who reported to the court a series of actions that, in his opinion, constituted coercion, degrading treatment, workplace harassment, and arbitrary administrative decisions by municipal officials and police commanders. The events allegedly occurred after the officer applied for a permanent civil service position.

Of the nearly 4,000 lawyers registered in the Balearic Islands, approximately 700—17.5%—are on duty. These are the lawyers who guide, assist, advise, and defend those eligible for free legal aid at any time of day, a right reserved for individuals who meet certain income thresholds and belong to vulnerable groups. All of these lawyers combine their duty counsel with private practice. The 87 to 150 euros they receive for a 24-hour shift in jurisdictions such as gender violence or criminal cases do not allow for full-time dedication. "We are driven by a vocation of service to the public, because it is very poorly paid," confirms Carmen López, Vice Dean of the Balearic Islands Bar Association (ICAIB) and head of the duty counsel service. She herself, with 34 years of experience, practices in criminal and juvenile law. "For me, the experience is very enriching; each case is a challenge," she says about the possibility of defending minors, a branch of law almost exclusively handled by public defenders.

The jury trial of the man accused of killing one of the assailants who broke into his home to steal marijuana plants began this Monday at the Provincial Court of Palma. The prosecutor asserted in the first session that "there is more than enough evidence for a conviction" and maintained that there is no dispute that the accused caused the victim's death. The hearing began after 1 p.m., following the selection of the jury, which will determine the guilt or innocence of both the homeowner, accused of homicide, and the other three men, charged with attempted robbery. The prosecution is requesting a 15-year prison sentence for the homeowner and 11 months for each of the three assailants. It is also seeking approximately €157,000 in compensation for the victim's family. During the preliminary hearing and the reading of the initial reports, the prosecutor emphasized that "the fact that the accused killed a person is not in dispute" and that the evidence presented supports a conviction. The defense attorneys for the mother, sister, and father of the deceased young man went further, arguing that the events constitute not manslaughter, but murder, based on two aggravating circumstances: surprise and cruelty. They argued that the victim was attacked from behind and received "a large number of stab wounds" until he bled to death. "It wasn't a three-on-one situation, but rather an unarmed person who was surprised and repeatedly stabbed," stated the lawyer for the young man's father.

The Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has ordered the national and international search, arrest and imprisonment of CGR, the main defendant in the Lujo Casa real estate fraud case, so that the appearance under Article 505 of the Criminal Procedure Law requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office can take place.

The main defendants in the Luxury Casa real estate fraud case were sentenced to a combined total of almost 28 years in prison. The Second Section of the Provincial Court handed down a sentence of 14 years and nine months. Carlos García Roldán, known as Charlyand considered the ringleader for the crimes of aggravated fraud, membership in a criminal organization, fraudulent insolvency, and money laundering. His partner, Michelle Pilato, was also sentenced to nine years in prison for aggravated fraud, membership in a criminal organization, and money laundering, and the alleged builder received a four-year sentence for membership in a criminal organization and as an accomplice in the crimes. The court acquitted three other defendants.

The Administrative Court No. 4 of Palma has lifted the precautionary measure adopted on December 11th at the request of an organization regarding the replacement of 18 beautiful shade trees in Llorenç Villalonga Square due to the risk of them falling. The Court acknowledges the municipality's responsibility to guarantee public safety, taking into account the technical reports from the municipal Parks and Gardens department, which conclude that all the affected trees are in poor condition, with no future prospects, and with various pathologies that entail a high risk of fracture.

The general coordinator of the Balearic PP and party spokesperson in Parliament, Sebastià Sagreras, demanded "clear and urgent explanations" from Marc Pons this Friday after it was revealed that the UCO (Central Operative Unit of the Civil Guard) includes the former Socialist councilor and current deputy spokesperson for the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) in the Balearic Parliament in its reports on the hydrocarbons case. "The Koldo scandal has once again struck the PSOE in the Balearic Islands," Sagreras stated, after it was confirmed that Pons acted as an alleged intermediary between Koldo García and the then Vice President and current European Commissioner Teresa Ribera, to promote a license linked to Víctor de Aldama, one of the key figures. "Pons cannot hide for another minute. He has an obligation to explain what he was doing, who he was meeting with, and why he was involved in such sensitive cases as those related to hydrocarbons. The citizens deserve to know the truth," Sagreras added.