Threats that preceded the fire: this is how the accused in the deadly fire in Ibiza is described

The Provincial Court of Palma continues this week the jury trial against a woman accused of causing the fire that in August 2023 killed an elderly man in ses Païsses (Ibiza). In Thursday’s session, one of the victim’s daughters provided crucial testimony, assuring that the accused – her brother’s partner – had threatened them and that her father had expressly requested that she be expelled from the home. “Get this bug out of here. This aunt is asking me for the bills,” the witness recalled the man telling her shortly before the fire.

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The woman stated that the defendant came to demand money from her in an intimidating tone following a suicide attempt by her partner, the son of the deceased. “You have laughed at me, but you don’t know who you are playing with. I want you to pay me 500 euros or else you’re going to find out. “he claimed he told her over the phone. The family had managed to get him to leave the house days earlier, where, he said, he had quickly moved in and started making unauthorized decisions.

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The victim’s daughter insisted that the defendant had keys to the house and that personal items, such as a wedding ring, had disappeared since her arrival. She also related that her constant presence generated concern from the beginning. “Within ten days she was already making decisions that the family did not authorize,” he said. The night of the fire, he said, he had no doubt that it had been arson: “Evil exists. When they told me, I knew it was her. I was afraid for my children and my sister. I knew she hated us and that she was going to go after everyone.”

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During the oral hearing, the defendant’s son also testified, who explained that his mother hardly ever left the house for fear of an alleged hit-and-run attempt by an ex-partner. He added that it was common for the woman to wear hats or scarves. This detail attracted attention, as investigators have highlighted in the trial that security cameras captured the accused on the night of the fire with her face hidden behind a veil as she left her home.

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The trial, which is being held with a Jury Court, started last Monday. The Prosecutor’s Office accuses the woman of a crime of murder and another of arson, and claims for her revisable permanent imprisonment. According to the Public Prosecutor’s Office, the deceased elderly man was totally dependent and could not leave the house when the fire started, which caused his death. The other person sleeping in the house was saved.