- Nov 6
Judge summons alleged Badajoz clan figure Cintia Rocho as witness in Biedma plot probe
Rocho told Guardia Civil investigators that former judge Luis Sáenz de Tejada said judge Beatriz Biedma had to be eliminated, a claim he denies. Judge Santiago Pedraz has set her testimony for 24 November at 10:15, five days before the general election.
- Nov 4
Three held without bail in Spain over alleged sale of children aged one to 11
A Badajoz court ordered provisional detention without bail for three of the four people still held, including the children's mother. Six children aged one to 11 were located in Spain and Portugal during a joint police operation.
- Nov 3
Judge Biedma asks Pedraz to summon Cintia Rocho over alleged plot to harm her
Badajoz judge Beatriz Biedma has asked Audiencia Nacional judge Santiago Pedraz to hear clan leader Cintia Rocho, who told UCO investigators that former judge Luis Sáenz de Tejada spoke of eliminating Biedma.
- Oct 27
Ex-judge Sáenz de Tejada denies harassing judge Biedma, says he meant to 'eliminate' her judicially
Luis Sáenz de Tejada, questioned as an investigated party at Spain's National High Court, says he never contacted drug-trafficking figures. The governing chamber of the Madrid High Court voiced 'profound concern' over alleged intimidation of judge Beatriz Biedma.
- Oct 5
Madrid police arrest man after fatal dumbbell attack on his parents
National Police in Madrid used a battering ram and a Taser to detain 36-year-old forestry engineer César Goday inside a Cuatro Vientos apartment after his parents were beaten to death.
