The forensic report details a devastating case involving a three-month-old girl who died on 29 April in Fuerteventura. The infant’s body showed signs of blunt impacts and significant neglect. The autopsy noted a malnourished state and very poor hygiene. Observations described nails and the navel as dirty, reflecting long periods without proper care. The child also suffered from a severe dermatitis after prolonged exposure to a wet diaper environment. Traces of cocaine were found on the body, and the father is currently in prison on alleged murder charges. Two other children, whose mothers remained free but with travel restrictions such as island confinement, had previously been removed from both parents.
The timeline, as recorded by the Court of First Instance in Puerto del Rosario under the case involving Sergio Aliaga, shows that on the day of the death the father sent audio messages to his partner. Those messages revealed a highly irritable mood as the youngest child cried continuously and the father sought to calm her while also wanting to smoke marijuana. The coroner indicates the girl arrived at the clinic already dead after an estimated period of several hours passed since distress began. The decision to seek medical help occurred once the father was observed to have fallen asleep and the child was not responding. A neighbor who arrived at the scene described that the infant cried with an unusual absence of notable distress from others present.
lack of hygiene
The medical examiners highlighted a lack of basic hygiene in the infant and documented a very severe dermatitis resulting from hours in damp conditions caused by wearing a wet diaper. A cranial fontanelle measurement of five centimeters suggested underdevelopment consistent with malnutrition. Forensic conclusions indicated that the baby was feeding far less than a normal amount for her age. The report also noted dirt on the nails and the abdomen that had not been cleaned since birth and the presence of cocaine residues on the body as a possible contributing factor to the death.
The National Police inspected the family home in Puerto del Rosario to assess living conditions and potential drug use among the parents. The house showed signs of neglect, with smoking residues and dirt accumulated in areas used for washing and other daily activities. The court documented how such conditions could condition a very short life span for a child under three months old, portraying a troubling, unsanitary environment.
“The Grotesque and the Open Iteration”
Further police testing of another child from the couple found positive results for cocaine and cannabis on a urine test. This pattern was described by authorities as a grotesque and unmistakably clear instance of ongoing neglect toward a child under one year old. Social services had previously removed custody of this and another child from the parents in October and placed them with paternal grandparents.
The mother argued that the judge was to blame, claiming she was the one responsible for the daughter’s care and that she had been with the child at the time of death. The court then ordered the father to temporary prison confinement with sentences that could reach up to twenty years for acts connected to negligent manslaughter or murder. The judiciary indicated one or more violent acts by the father, as reported by the Canary Islands Supreme Court of Justice in a recent statement.
shaken
The coroner noted that shaking a three-month-old infant could be fatal. The father, who has a criminal history, has appeared in court on multiple occasions over the past two years for appeals and investigations.
The judge refused the mother’s objection to certain injunctive measures and maintained a restriction on allowing contact with the victim’s father. The court emphasized that the existing custody orders for the other two children remained in effect because those children were with the father during their early lives, rather than the grandmother, raising concerns about ongoing danger. The tragedy surrounding the younger sister’s death underscored those concerns.