This Mislata Number Four Court of First Instance and its InstructionInvestigating the accident in the town of Valencia The bouncy castle that took the lives of minors a year ago Vera, 4 years oldand Cayetana, 8agreed to extend six months plus teaching time The case is until July 5, 2023, with investigations currently underway against the two stall owners, the engineer who allegedly oversaw the attraction ‘onsite’, and the rest of the facility, as more cases are pending to clarify criminal liability for what happened. fair – although his cell phone was in Elche that day – and the municipal technician of the Mslata town hall.
Exactly today, the investigated Rubén SG is due to testify before the judge. the first and for the time being the only defendant in the consultation Two charges of reckless manslaughter and wounding were charged after nine children flew out of the entertainment center at the Christmas Fair. January 4 last year 2022. Two of these minors lost their lives, and yet “Punishment will never be measured by the harm done to girls and their families”As Vera’s parents wrote on the anniversary of her death, saying that families demand justice and that “work does not come before the safety of the children”.
In addition to this fourth witness being investigated, four witnesses are called to testify in courthouses today. On the one hand, IT technician, Meteorological measurement system owned by Mislata City Council since 2014The station is located on the roof of the town hall, so its citizens know in real time the weather conditions of their municipality. As already announced in his day elevator-EMVOn the afternoon of January 4 from the Prensa Ibérica group, at the station just 800 meters in a straight line from the place of the fatal accident, Recorded strong winds of up to 53.2 km/h. But no one stopped the activity of the fair at any time.
Likewise, the witness who recorded the video of the attraction flying and a witness who appreciated the claim that it was not fixed to the ground on one side of the structure are cited. Finally, a woman is mentioned, who in principle had nothing to do with the accident, but whose phone number was given to the police by the entertainers.
Regarding the possibility of new investigators coming to the case, which may affect other members of the investigation, the investigating judge As part of the investigation, Fiestas councilor Antonio Arenas decided there was “not room” for the time being., “at the time of this procedure”. Therefore, it will be the municipal technician, after being questioned by the National Police, who will have to explain before the judge what happened on the day of the tragedy today.
on her behalf The engineer who certified the Mislata bouncy castle In his forensic statement, he claimed he was at the fair but forgot his cell phone on Elx to verify his phone’s geolocation.
Three keys: the condition of the anchors, the location of the fair, and the lack of attraction and supervision
The legal expert report published only by this newspaper highlights three basic facts that may directly affect the accident. On the one hand, the location of the fair is not as determined – they used the summer fair project for the Christmas fair – the attractions were not placed as indicated in the document and most importantly, The jumping castle was neither where it should be nor how it should be.between two other attractions, but at one end of the fairground, exactly with the widest side facing the spot where the last wind blew in.
On the other hand, as a main reason that both the Police and the judicial expert consider, lack of anchors and poor condition and quality of ropes and straps appearing broken in some cases and cut around the attraction in others.
Finally, there is whether the attraction is properly supervised. This will be the focus of today’s interrogation of the municipal technician, as the inspection by the city council in the presence of the police is “optional, not mandatory”, since the municipality has the responsible statement of the protecting party. , theoretically, the good condition of the attractions and the correct setup of the fair as a whole.