Helena Jubany’s family had to advance money for DNA tests ordered by Sabadell judge

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family Helena JubanyThe librarian killed in December 2001 was forced to make an advance on the last one. DNA test The investigation carried out by the University of Santiago de Compostela by order of the Sabadell court investigating this case. This is a joint comparison of the genetic profiles of the investigated Santiago Laiglesia and Xavi Jiménez with the biological material found in the jersey worn by Jubany on the day of the events.

This is a more complex analysis than those carried out to date by the National Police and the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences, which had to be carried out at the Galicia research centre. In the analyzes carried out by the police force and the institute, the profiles of the suspects were compared separately with the material of the uniform, and in both cases the result was negative.

The Ministry of Justice promised to refund the amount paid in advance and described what happened as a “procedural error”.

Therefore, at the request of Benet Salellas, the lawyer who handled the private case on behalf of Jubany’s family, and against the opinion of the prosecution, the Sabadell judge made this decision. common comparison. However, this more comprehensive examination by scientists at the Center for Forensic Sciences of the University of Galicia took longer than expected because Ministry of Justice refused to pay 605 euros How much does it cost

Learning about the government’s refusal, the Jubany family paid the price of the test to overcome the blockade. Underlines 605 euros Helena’s sister, Joan Jubany, received income from money “raised through patronage campaigns”. After being consulted by the Crimes Program on this matter, the Ministry of Justice investigated what had happened and committed to rectify it. Ministry sources confirm that Justice’s rejection was due to a reason “procedural error” They assured that the ministry’s commitment was to return the 605 euros to the Jubany family.

The first instance court examining this case changed its judge for the sixth time

“The unit, which examined the test request requested by the family in September 2023 and evaluated the conditions of complexity and technical difficulty required by the analysis carried out, stated that it is considered possible for the costs arising as a result of these actions to be covered within the established procedure, and this is the case.” “It was forwarded to the Sabadell court,” he said.

This is not the only setback faced by the judicial investigation, which has not been able to clarify for 22 years what happened to the Sentmenat librarian who was thrown unconscious on the ground in the early hours of Sunday, December 2, 2001. Sabadell is investigating the reason why the owner of first instance court number 2 changed again.

Judge Juan Diaz VillarDemonstrating his dedication to the task of exhausting the possibilities to uncover the extent to which Laiglesia and Jiménez were involved in the murder of Jubany, he left the Plaza de Sabadell for Badalona. Díaz Villar was the sixth judge to investigate Jubany’s case. As a result, the seventh judge will be responsible for informing the parties of the DNA test results conducted in Galicia and deciding where the investigation will continue based on the results.

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