The person arrested for allegedly causing the traffic accident in Portocristo (Manacor) last Sunday in which a 23-year-old woman died tested positive for alcohol and cocaine. The man, who entered provisional prison this Thursday, was subjected to alcohol and drug detection tests, in which he tested positive, according to sources close to the case.

The presiding judge of Chamber 1 of the Instruction Section of the Manacor Court of First Instance has ordered provisional communication and no-bail custody for the detainee in the fatal accident in Portocristo. The accused is under investigation for an alleged crime of reckless homicide, injuries, and against road safety, as reported by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands.

The Civil Guard arrested this Tuesday the driver of the vehicle that suffered a fatal accident in Portocristo (Manacor) on Sunday, in which a 23-year-old young woman died. The detainee is the alleged perpetrator of the accident and is accused of a crime of reckless homicide, another of injuries, and a third against road safety.

A man has died and two others have been injured, one seriously and one lightly, in a traffic accident that occurred this evening in Portocristo. The accident took place shortly before midnight, when the car in which three people were traveling went off the road, hit a tree, and ended up overturning.

The High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands has confirmed the sentence of life imprisonment with review for the mother who threw her newborn baby into a dumpster in Portocristo, in addition to the sentence imposed on the woman's brother, the child's uncle, for his participation in the murder.

In Manacor, the Na Molla park, the place recommended by the City Council just 300 meters from the urban center, has been filled with people to contemplate the solar eclipse in a familiar and relaxed way. An hour before, many had taken advantage of this green esplanade located next to IES Manacor, to set up their own camp, with chairs, tables, and something to snack on, in order to prepare for the phenomenon.

Jordi Sansó and Gabriela Brunet opened Casona Can Jordi in 1974, next to the Portocristo stream. Since then, one thing has led to another. Hamburgers, hot dogs, or skewers are the specialty of a house that his son Jordi still keeps. In less than 10 square meters a world, on a terrace half the town, and in the photos the memories of Can Jordiet, Can Jordió, or whatever the smell brings to mind first.

A 56-year-old man has died this Friday and another person has been seriously injured after having difficulty getting out of the water at Cala Mandia beach, in Portocristo (Mallorca).

The owner of tourist swallows from Portocristo, arrested this week for allegedly trying to bribe the Director General of Costs of the Government, Maria Joaquina Ferrer, wanted to obtain the concession for a ticket sales booth on the Cala Millor jetty.

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.

A man has been arrested by the National Police in Portocristo as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual assault on a disabled woman, to whom he allegedly supplied drugs and alcohol and tied her up with ropes.

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.

It's one of Portocristo's most recognizable sights. And, at the same time, curiously, one of its least known. The large villa at the top of the Blau coast (officially Bordils Street) has been abandoned for years in the middle of a private pine forest, under the watchful eyes of locals and tourists on their way down to the beach.

One morning in 1965, some French businessmen took 600 kilos of sand from the beach of Portocristo to recreate an artificial beach on the French Riviera. That operation, called Operation Plages Internationals, turned a piece of the Mallorcan coast into a curious tourist postcard a thousand kilometers away.

The mother of the baby girl who was thrown into a dumpster in Portocristo in November 2023 told a friend on the phone days later that she "should have thrown her in the countryside" at the time of birth. During Wednesday's jury trial at the Provincial Court, several phone calls intercepted from the mother days after she gave birth to the 26-week-old baby were played. "I should have had her here and thrown her in the countryside," she tells the other person, who insists that she not go to the police station until the baby's autopsy is performed. "We did it wrong," the defendant insists to the other person, who tells her that the baby had no chance of surviving and refers to a neighbor's call to 112 (the Spanish emergency number) who became suspicious of the baby's uncle after seeing him loitering around the dumpsters. The mother recounts how the fetus "came out whole" in the car.

The baby thrown into a container in Portocristo in November 2023 had a pulse upon arrival at Levante Hospital, although this could have been due to the resuscitation efforts being performed. In Tuesday's session of the jury trial at the Provincial Court against the child's mother, her brother-in-law, and her sister, a nurse who attended to the newborn at the hospital recalled that the baby's heart was beating, although he insisted that this could have been due to the resuscitation efforts undertaken by all those involved upon confirming the newborn's non-viability. The first to testify was a doctor who, in similar terms, indicated that the baby had oxygen in its blood, although it was already separated from the placenta, which can be considered a sign of vitality. "It's possible that it was alive, but whether it was viable is another matter, especially with the resources available at Levante Hospital," she noted. At the start of the hearing, the presiding judge informed the jury that the baby's mother was hospitalized and had expressed her desire to waive her right to be present at the trial. The mother and the baby's uncle were again in the dock, with the prosecution requesting life imprisonment with the possibility of parole for the latter as alleged perpetrators of murder. The mother's sister-in-law is also accused and faces a fine of €5,400 for allegedly failing to render aid. According to the prosecutor's indictment, the events occurred on November 3, 2023, when the woman, 26 or 27 weeks pregnant, became involved in a car accident in which she was traveling with the other two defendants. After giving birth, and despite being in the vicinity of a hospital, the baby's mother handed the newborn's body over to the man because he threw it into a nearby dumpster and they fled the scene.

The jury trial for the death of the baby thrown into a container in Portocristo in 2023 began this Friday at the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands. the formation of a new jury.

Descending the Blau de Portocristo coast (officially Bordils Street), a steep slope on the seafront leading to the town beach and next to a small area of ​​wild pine forest, lies Flamingo, the most famous restaurant and a testament to the town's history. A staircase leads first to a small building (a ground floor with a dining room) and then opens onto a simple terrace with spectacular views. A few years ago, just after the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown, the massive influx of tourists threatened its unique character; that of a place created and designed for local customers, which saw foreigners 'colonizing' what it had been intentionally keeping as a culinary haven.

There will be no underwater reef at the entrance to the port of Portocristo. The underwater museum with replicas of old ships, intended to attract cultural and adventure tourism to the town, has been definitively scrapped. This was announced on Monday by the Tourism Delegate of the Manacor City Council, Júlia Acosta, who, after several meetings, decided to abandon the initial project with a budget of two million euros, which was touted during the previous legislative term as the municipality's major investment using European funds.