In Oviedo, the 2nd Court of Inquiry is handling the investigation into the fatal stabbing involving Erika Yunga, a case that has dominated local attention. The public record indicates that a 14-year-old neighbor who lived in the same building was cleared of secret procedural matters today, a step described by observers as a sign that the investigation will persevere with witness testimony in court. This development comes from the higher court proceedings in Asturias. (Source attribution: TSJA)
The Oviedo 2nd Court of Appeals decided on keeping five hearings under secrecy on the most recent day of proceedings, during which the body of the 31-year-old Moldovan man, Igor Postolache, was discovered in his first-floor apartment at building 69 on Vazquez de Mella street. (Source attribution: TSJA)
Security measures allowed the judge to authorize temporary detention without bail. Postolache was initially charged with a homicide offense and another charge of attempted sexual assault, though the specifics of these charges may be adjusted as the investigation evolves. (Source attribution: TSJA)
On the day of the incident, Postolache was transported to HUCA for medical treatment and reportedly sustained twenty self-inflicted stab wounds with the same knife allegedly used in the crime. He refused to testify at the hospital. (Source attribution: TSJA)
The judge issued a provisional detention order, noting flight risk as a key factor. After being treated, the suspect was moved from the hospital to the Asturias Prison Centre, specifically to the Nursing module. (Source attribution: TSJA)
The management of the Asturian prison system reportedly followed its anti-suicide protocol. Last Friday, prison officials appointed him as a trust prisoner for a brief period in the Principality, with plans to transfer him to another facility within the country for security reasons. (Source attribution: TSJA)
Union sources indicated that Postolache, who remained under the Asturian court’s jurisdiction, was transferred to the Mansilla de las Mulas prison in Leon on the same Friday. (Source attribution: TSJA)
Erika Yunga had lived alone since March 22 in an apartment on the first floor of Vazquez de Mella street 69, in the Vallobín district. The events of that day began when, after leaving a public institution, Postolache went home and used his phone to contact his family, prompting panic among relatives who had not seen him ascend the stairs. A family member was asked to descend and check, and upon reaching the scene, he found a blood trail leading into the apartment building. The suspect was apprehended on the first floor where he resided. (Source attribution: TSJA)
Police reports describe access to the residence through an interior courtyard. The young victim was found on the floor with multiple stab wounds, and the suspected offender was discovered in the bathroom, having injured himself. (Source attribution: TSJA)