Court of First Instance in Loja (Granada) and a related order announced the arrest on Thursday of a 23-year-old suspect in connection with the death of a 19-year-old in Íllora, near Granada, during the early hours of Monday near the fairgrounds.
Authorities from the Andalusian Supreme Court reported that the court, acting in a guard role, ordered admission to the temporary prison at the request of the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecutor, without communication and without bail. The detainee is the identified suspect in the death of the young man from Íllora, initially charged with murder.
During the court appearance, the detainee exercised his constitutional right to remain silent. Sources indicate that the judge also took a statement from a witness regarding the events on Thursday.
A brother of the detainee says what happened was “an accident” when he arrived at the Loja court
As the case advances, it will be handled by Loja’s Order No. 2 and the Court of First Instance. The arrested man appeared in court this morning after spending the previous day at Granada’s Civil Guard headquarters, where he surrendered after a search by security forces on Tuesday, accused as the alleged perpetrator of the deadly attack.
A statement from a family member: “It was an accident”
A 23-year-old brother, speaking to reporters at the gates of the Loja Court of First Instance and Order No. 1, defended his relative’s innocence and insisted that what happened was an accident. He said that his brother had no criminal record and that the one prior complaint involved a badly parked car. He noted that the suspect did not know the victim, explaining that a violent altercation broke out near the patron saint festivities, and that the victim crashed to the pavement and died in an adjacent street after a severe fall.
The detainee reportedly declined to testify. The family statement drew attention to tensions in the town after a peaceful gathering on Monday night, with discussions among neighbors leading to damaged houses and overturned cars.
According to the family, a group of neighbors caused damage they described as breaking into homes and frightening young children, a point echoed by the brother who spoke to the press.
Direct witnesses say the young man was attacked both before and after he fell
A second account of the events
Witnesses involved in the open investigative proceeding reported that the detainee threatened the victim with death and assaulted him both before and after he fell to the ground, hitting a curb during the fall. This account, relayed to agencies by forensic sources on Thursday, contrasts with the detainee’s brother’s version given earlier in the day.
According to judicial sources, witnesses described a confrontation that began near seven in the morning on Diego de Siloé street, shortly after a dispute between the detainee and a friend of the deceased’s circle at the local fairground outlet. The Loja Court of First Instance and Order No. 1 issued an order to detain the suspect in prison on Thursday, following requests from both the Prosecutor’s Office and the private prosecution, which will be represented by the victim’s mother, a professional lawyer, in the case.
The incident sheds light on a tense period in the town, with locals recalling the events that followed the altercation and the subsequent fatal outcome near the fairgrounds that night. The investigation continues under local jurisdiction, with officials pursuing clarity on the sequence of events and the roles of those involved.