The Supreme Court has upheld the 12-year prison sentence for one of the two men convicted in the Llucmajor highway murder case, in which a young German tourist was thrown from a moving van onto the road. The Criminal Chamber, in a ruling obtained by Europa Press, dismissed the appeal filed by the convicted man against the sentence handed down by the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), which had already confirmed the conviction. in the first instance issued by the Jury Court of the Provincial Court of PalmaThe Supreme Court has upheld the 12-year prison sentence for homicide against one of the two defendants, a sentence that becomes final as no further appeals have been filed. The other defendant, on whose case the High Court did not rule, was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The judges rejected the claims of the convicted killer's defense, which argued, among other things, that the rights to effective judicial protection and the presumption of innocence had been violated during the trial. Furthermore, the defense argued that insufficient evidence was presented at trial to prove that their client had been an accomplice in the homicide, which, according to their version of events, was committed by the other man in a "sudden and unexpected" manner, leaving the defendant, who was driving, powerless to intervene. At most, he added, he could have been convicted of failure to render aid, since he witnessed the events and left the victim in a dangerous situation.

The owners of a building in Cala Llamp (Andratx) will have to cover part of their swimming pool and open their private terrace to the public because the courts have confirmed they cannot use public land without the appropriate permit. This ruling comes from the Supreme Court, which confirms that a homeowners' association "cannot hold an administrative concession for occupying public maritime-terrestrial land." The decision upholds the ruling of the National Court, which dismissed the application submitted by the Cala Llamp community, an area completely disfigured by rampant development in recent years.

The Supreme Court (TS) has dismissed the appeal filed by the Alcudiamar company challenging the closure of the hotel located in Puerto de Alcudia. The GOB, one of the entities that filed an appeal against the hotel, announced this Tuesday the court ruling, which upholds the ruling by the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB), which revoked the tourist authorization granted to Botel Alcudiamar and ordered its closure.

The Supreme Court rejected the government's request for precautionary measures to suspend the transfer of unaccompanied minors. The decision, adopted on October 7, 2025, establishes that there is no urgent situation that justifies acting without the ordinary procedure and without a prior hearing from the defendant administration.

This Monday, the Government filed its first request with the Third Chamber of the Supreme Court to suspend the effectiveness of Royal Decree 743/2025, of August 26, which establishes the "ordinary capacity" of the system for the protection and guardianship of unaccompanied foreign minors. This measure entails the immediate suspension of transfers of minors to the Balearic Islands, which would result from this regulation.