The state prosecutor’s office has connected the case to a homicide accusation, and three individuals have been under investigation so far in the incident that shook A Coruña on Christmas Eve. The stabbing occurred in the early hours on the busy streets near Galicia and Juan Flórez, where a young Peruvian man named Yoel Quispe lost his life. The family of the deceased has seen the indictment filed against a young man who remains jailed without bail, while two other suspects were arrested and subsequently released, with the court seeking additional evidence to sustain the murder charge (attribution: Prosecutor’s Office).
On Friday, three individuals tied to the case, along with the prosecutor’s office and their defense teams, appeared at the courthouse in A Coruña to lay out the facts underlying the criminal charges listed in the qualification certificate. Outside the courthouse, about twenty relatives and friends of Yoel Quispe demanded a broader investigation that would include others they believe participated in the events, led by the family’s attorney Adrián Borrajo. Supporters of the three people under investigation also gathered near the venue (attribution: Borrajo family defense).
“This is not just a murder; this is murder with intent,” proclaimed Brais Caneda, a friend of the victim who attended the rally. Other participants echoed calls for a comprehensive inquiry, insisting that all responsible persons be identified and held accountable. The crowd voiced the demand for expanded investigations, shouting that those involved must face the strongest possible consequences (attribution: eyewitness accounts).
During the week, the prosecution’s counsel—who assumed responsibility for the case in place of the initial lawyers chosen by the family—asked the judge for further testimony to support a formal commission of inquiry into the murder allegation. Borrajo contended that the violence involved exceeded a simple altercation between groups and asserted that more individuals likely played a role, describing the event as a betrayal of a defenseless person who was shot and stabbed (attribution: Borrajo remarks).
Locals note that a young man from A Coruña was detained three days after the incident as the alleged perpetrator, with two others connected to the case arrested around that period and subsequently released. At this stage, only the first detainee remains in temporary detention due to concerns about flight risk; the others have been released and are required to appear in court every fortnight (attribution: National Police).
Yoel Quispe, 22, died after sustaining two stab wounds—one to the abdomen and another to the heart. Family lawyers have indicated that the same police unit that investigates serious crimes continues to work the case, following the path laid out by earlier cases in the city. Investigators are reviewing phone data and surveillance footage in hopes of accessing additional evidence that could clarify the sequence of events and identify all participants (attribution: National Police and family counsel).