A plea bargain before the trial has saved a man from going to prison who has admitted to having mistreated, raped, and assaulted a 14-year-old girl. The case began years ago, specifically in 2019, when the man, who at that time was 21 years old, was in a romantic relationship with the victim, the 14-year-old minor.

There will be no prison time for the man from Manacor accused of killing and burning his 82-year-old mother and his brother in April 2024. The Palma Court, however, has sentenced him to 38 years of psychiatric internment. Miquel Binimelis was declared "not criminally responsible" by the Public Prosecutor's Office after he was diagnosed with a severe mental disorder and, for this reason, he has been acquitted of all criminal liability. The man must compensate his sister with 50,000 euros and the National Police officers he attacked when they went to arrest him with a total of 2,520 euros.

The jury trial for the murder of Maria del Rosario with 66 stab wounds, in December 2024, continues this Tuesday at the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands with the testimony of several witnesses who went to the scene of the accident following the crime.

The daughter-in-law of La Paca and wife of Ico, well-known drug traffickers from Son Banya, admitted this Monday to having participated in the introduction of five kilos of cocaine into the settlement between the months of June and November 2024. She did so during the first session of the trial at the Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands.

Cars continue to park on the beach of Cala Llombards, in Santanyí, even though the Demarcation of Coasts had already determined that this use is not authorized and that a ruling by the Superior Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB) has now supported this position. The GOB denounces that, four years after initiating actions to demand the closure of the parking lot, the situation on the ground remains unchanged.

The accused ofmurdering his ex-partner's mother on a farm in the Colònia de Sant Jordi in September 2024 after beating her to death, has stated this Wednesday in the jury trial that if he did it, he doesn't remember.

The two forensic doctors who testified this Tuesday at the jury trial at the Audiencia de Palma concluded that the 74-year-old woman allegedly murdered by her son-in-law in Colonia de Sant Jordi in September 2024 received multiple blows and kicks that caused her severe fractures in the cranial, cervical, and thoracic areas, injuries incompatible with life.

The two forensic experts who testified this Tuesday in the jury trial at the Audiencia de Palma concluded that the 74-year-old woman, allegedly murdered by her son-in-law in Colonia de San Jorge in September 2024, received multiple blows and kicks that caused severe fractures in the cranial, cervical, and thoracic areas, injuries incompatible with life.

Several Civil Guard agents have stated that the accused of murdering his mother-in-law in Colonia de Sant Jordi in September 2024 came out to meet them at the scene with his legs and feet full of blood.

The National Court has agreed to repeat the trial, with a different court, for six defendants accused of forming a jihadist cell in Inca, who were acquitted of alleged crimes of terrorist indoctrination and recruitment.

The Fifth Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has upheld Vithas Sanidad's right to acquire shares in the Juaneda clinic on a preferential basis, in a ruling that strengthens its position within the healthcare group in the Islands. The judgment dismisses the appeals filed by various parties—including the Juaneda clinic itself and Grendon Investments—and ratifies the previous decision of the Commercial Court No. 2 of Palma, albeit with different legal reasoning. Specifically, the court recognizes that Vithas correctly exercised its preferential acquisition right over a total of 256,497 shares that had been acquired by Grendon Investments following a capital increase approved in 2022. Consequently, the ruling obliges Grendon to transfer these shares. It must also transfer any other shares it may obtain in future capital increases under the same conditions.

A young woman accused her father on Tuesday of raping and abusing her for nearly a decade in Mallorca. The victim recounted her story in court at the Balearic Islands Provincial Court. The prosecution is seeking a 20-year prison sentence and €40,000 in compensation for the man, who is accused of three counts of domestic abuse and one count of continuous sexual assault. During her testimony, the victim stated that "since she was old enough to understand," her father behaved aggressively toward her and her siblings. "He would hit us at the slightest provocation. I had makeup exams and didn't want to study. He made me kneel and hit me on the legs with a bamboo cane," she recalled, referring to one of the many episodes of abuse that allegedly occurred between 2014 and 2022. Over the years, the abuse escalated into frequent sexual assaults between 2016 and 2022, when she was between 10 and 16 years old. "He would tell me to get over there, spread my legs, and penetrate me," she stated. The young woman, now 22, said she cannot remember the exact number of times her father raped her. She indicated that she didn't tell anyone what happened until later because she was afraid of him. "I was afraid he would hit me," she said.

Dozens of people gathered this Tuesday outside the courthouse on Vía de Alemania in Palma to show their support for those facing charges for trying to stop the eviction of a family with children in 2022. The legal proceedings, known as the Barraquer case, were resolved with a plea agreement that avoided a trial. The charge was resisting authority. The demonstration was organized by the Palma Housing Union (SHP), whose members displayed a banner with the slogan "Repression will only make us stronger" and chanted slogans such as "No people without homes, no homes without people."

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 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.

A man denied in court on Thursday that he raped a minor he contacted through social media to help her with her homework. He claimed he was in a romantic relationship with the 13-year-old at the time of the alleged incident, and that their sexual relations were always consensual. He appeared at the trial held Thursday in the Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands, where he attributed the accusation to the influence of the girl's mother, who was unaware of the relationship. "There was not a single time I forced her," he asserted. The victim, for her part, denied having a romantic relationship with the alleged perpetrator, stating that it was only a friendship. The young woman, who recently turned 18, explained that on the day of the incident, she went to the man's home for help with her homework and that the sexual assault occurred shortly afterward. "We were on the sofa and he jumped on top of me. I froze," she said. The prosecution is requesting a seven-year prison sentence and €4,000 in compensation as the alleged perpetrator of a sexual abuse crime. According to the prosecutor's indictment, the events date back to August 2021, when the accused contacted the victim, who was 13 years old at the time, through a well-known social network. Despite knowing her age, the man maintained contact with her. In May 2022, he offered to help her with her English homework and invited her to his home in Palma. There, after they finished their schoolwork, he began to subject the minor to inappropriate touching and then raped her. The victim, deeply traumatized, told her mother what had happened a month later, and they reported the incident to the National Police.

A man accused two National Police officers on Monday of beating him while they were arresting him for an alleged incident of gender-based violence. The First Section of the Provincial Court is trying both officers and the victim, who is also accused of assaulting the officers during an incident that occurred on April 14, 2021, in Palma. The hearing began with the testimony of the victim's alleged partner, who is also accused of assault and causing damage to the officers. The man admitted that he had an argument with his partner that night, although he denied that she assaulted or threatened him. At that point, they went their separate ways, although she called emergency services (112), which the man learned later. Shortly afterward, he encountered a group of National Police officers. "I thought it was a raid or that they were going to fine me for not wearing a mask, but one of them, very agitated, told me, 'I'll teach you to respect women,' and started hitting me with his baton," he explained. He claimed he could only cover himself to protect himself from the blows. "They wouldn't tell me anything. I told them I'd let them arrest me, but to stop hitting me," he stated. The prosecution is requesting that both officers be sentenced to 11 months in prison for assault and that the third defendant receive a sentence of three years and two months for assault, property damage, and resisting arrest. According to the prosecutor's indictment, the events occurred on the night of March 14, 2021, when several police patrols were dispatched to a street in Palma after receiving a report of a possible case of gender-based violence.

The jury has found the defendant guilty of homicide for fatally stabbing an intruder who broke into his property to steal marijuana plants in Inca in September 2020. The three other men who were with the deceased also received a guilty verdict for attempted robbery.