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Facade of the Arrecife courthouses, where the trial is being held, in a file image. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

The Provincial Court tries a man accused of raping his ex-partner in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office notes that as a consequence of the alleged assault, the woman suffers from symptomatology associated with symptoms of depression.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

12/06/2026

Fachada juzgados

The Prosecutor's Office asks for twelve years in prison for raping his stepsister in a water park in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office also requests a restraining order, which prohibits him from approaching the minor within 500 meters.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

11/06/2026

Jameos del Agua Lanzarote

Comisiones Obreras denounces the Centers in Court for "blocking" the 35 working hours

The union points out that "there is no justification for continuing to delay a measure that is part of the commitments made with the representation of the workers."

lavozdelanzarote

11/06/2026

Fachada juzgados

The Prosecutor's Office investigates a complaint from CC for Sosa's allowances during the Government of Dolores Corujo

The Public Prosecutor's Office suspends the statement of the former president of the Cabildo as a witness and summons her as a "suspect", but clarifies that she is not charged or investigated.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

10/06/2026

De León

Postponed the statement of the mayor of Arrecife as a witness in the case of the annulled fines

The magistrate Silvia Muñoz decided to suspend the rest of the statements, pending "a more exhaustive audit of all the files"

lavozdelanzarote

09/06/2026

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Sentenced to sixteen months in prison for beating a cat to death in the Canary Islands

The prison sentence has been suspended until the judgment enforcement phase, while the accused is credited with the time served in prison within the framework of this case.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

09/06/2026

Sede de la Policía Local de Arrecife

The Prosecutor's Office orders an investigation into the annulment of a traffic fine to a relative of Yonathan de León

The Public Prosecutor's Office asks the Arrecife City Council to send all information regarding the lifting of a sanction imposed during this year's Arrecife Carnival.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

01/06/2026

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The Prosecutor's Office claims from Tovar and Sande more than 74,500 euros for unjustified subsidies in Arrecife

The Public Prosecutor's Office also sues Eva de Anta and thus responds to the Arrecife City Council's request to dismiss the case

Andrea Domínguez Torres

01/06/2026

ciudad de la justicia

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia revokes a conviction for attempted sexual assault upon deeming the victim's account "insufficient"

The magistrate Carla Bellini issues a dissenting vote against the criterion of her colleagues and points out that the victim's statement is a "suitable proof" and, "in many cases, the only one"

lavozdelanzarote

29/05/2026

TUI Airplane

A drunk passenger, on trial for assaulting a woman after landing on a flight from Lanzarote

The tourist admitted to having flown drunk on a Tui airline flight to Gatwick, but will sit on the bench accused of assaulting a woman

29/05/2026

ciudad de la justicia

The Prosecutor's Office requests nine years in prison and 1.5 million euros for transporting cocaine from Lanzarote

The Public Prosecutor's Office accuses him of acting "with total disregard for the health of others" and of wanting to use that drug to distribute it to third parties in Gran Canaria

Andrea Domínguez Torres

28/05/2026

fachada juzgados

They authorize a judge to resign from her post who could lose custody of her children

The key to the resignation: the CGPJ recognizes that there is no harm to third parties, setting an important precedent

EFE

27/05/2026

ciudad de la justicia

Sentence reduced for a defendant accused of humiliating a psychiatric patient on TikTok after admitting the facts

The accused urged the victim to imitate the noises that various animals make, that is, to "crow like a rooster, oink like a pig, neigh like a horse, or bray like a donkey," instructions that the patient followed

EFE

27/05/2026

Images of the Zonzamas landfill fire

A court in Lanzarote archived the case against Cejas in March for the Zonzamas fire

The reasons that supported the judicial investigation after the complaint by Seprona and the Public Prosecutor's Office were "weakening", so the Court decided to close the case in March

Andrea Domínguez Torres

26/05/2026

Images of the Zonzamas landfill fire

A Lanzarote Court investigates Domingo Cejas for the Zonzamas landfill fire in 2024

The investigation was initiated after the Nature Protection Service (Seprona) of the Civil Guard in Lanzarote filed a complaint for the possible commission of a crime against natural resources and the environment.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

26/05/2026

fachada juzgados

The Lanzarote Prosecutor's Office filed the complaint for diversion of money in the Tías City Council in April

The public prosecutor's office initiated proceedings to clarify the reported facts and finally decided to close the investigation, despite the information published this weekend.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

25/05/2026

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The Supreme Court annuls the single registry of tourist rentals

The ruling partially upholds the appeal filed by the Generalitat Valenciana by considering that the State "lacks competencies" to establish an exhaustive regulation of a national registry that overlaps with the autonomous ones.

lavozdelanzarote

21/05/2026

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The keys to the indictment of former president Zapatero for influence peddling and money laundering

The car of the National High Court judge points to Lanzarote's Manuel Aarón Fajardo and businessman Julio Martínez Martínez as "direct intermediaries" between the former Spanish president and his clients

Andrea Domínguez Torres

20/05/2026

Diseño sin título (10)

The Justice of Lanzarote grants custody of the minor abducted in Belgium to her father

The mother traveled through different countries without the consent or knowledge of the father. The Court states that this "offers greater social and labor stability", while maintaining parental authority between both.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

14/05/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courts, where the drug trial is being held. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

A defendant faces four years in prison for selling drugs in Lanzarote

In addition to the prison sentence, the Prosecutor's Office also requests a fine of 900 euros for the alleged perpetrator

Michael Valdivia

14/05/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courthouses, where the trial is being held, in a file image. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

They request nine years in prison for beating a man who lost the vision in one eye in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office also asks for the accused to compensate the victim with more than 44,000 euros for the sequelae he/she suffered

Michael Valdivia

13/05/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courts, Lanzarote. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

They ask for 12 years in prison for a man accused of raping his partner's daughter for several years in Lanzarote

In addition to the prison sentence, the Prosecutor's Office also requests that the accused compensate the victim with 50,000 euros for the moral damages caused.

Michael Valdivia

13/05/2026

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The High Court of Justice of Catalonia confirms the acquittal of a young man accused of assaulting a seven-year-old girl

The Chamber bases the rejection of the appeals on the fact that the accusers did not request the annulment of the proceedings or the acquittal judgment at the trial court level, which prevents a new assessment of the evidence.

EFE

12/05/2026

Furgón de la Guardia Civil

Provisional prison for the father of the 20-day-old baby who died in Lanzarote

A Court of Arrecife is investigating the minor's father for the alleged commission of a crime of negligent homicide and another against road safety.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

08/05/2026

ciudad de la justicia

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia recognizes the right of hospitality staff to collect a bonus in Lanzarote despite being on leave

The Social Chamber points out that employees in the accommodation sector are entitled to the 650 euros for productivity agreed upon last July, even if they were temporarily incapacitated.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

07/05/2026

Prisión de Tahíche

The Court tries a prisoner who took advantage of a permit to bring drugs into the Tahíche prison

The Prosecutor's Office accuses him of a crime against public health and requests four years of prison and special disqualification for him.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

07/05/2026

fachada juzgados

Provisional release for the father of the 20-day-old baby who died in Lanzarote

The baby died after allegedly being the victim of a traffic accident aboard the car his father was driving in circumstances to be clarified, in Lanzarote.

T.A.

06/05/2026

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Spain will host the hantavirus cruise ship and its doctor in serious condition in the Canary Islands

The World Health Organization has explained that Cape Verde cannot carry out this operation. The Canary Islands are the closest place with the necessary capabilities.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

06/05/2026

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Clavijo rejects that the cruise ship where the hantavirus outbreak was detected disembark in Canarias

The Canary Islands president assures that the Ministry of Health shares his position, that Cape Verde attends to the sick and that "if there is no danger to people" they continue their route to the Netherlands without stops

05/05/2026

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The Civil Guard investigates the father of a 20-day-old baby who died in Lanzarote

The newborn suffered cardiorespiratory arrest on April 12 in Tinajo and ended up dying at the Materno Infantil Hospital in Gran Canaria

05/05/2026

fachada juzgados

They ask for 10 years in prison for a man for falsifying almost 9,000 euros in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office also requests a fine of 88,500 euros for the accused, who allegedly printed 131 counterfeit bills with a rudimentary printer

T. Acosta

01/05/2026

TSJC

The TSJC opens a disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer for citing non-existent judgments

Furthermore, the Prosecutor's Office accuses the lawyer of relying on a procedural situation "alien to reality," by denouncing that documentation that actually did exist in the proceedings was omitted.

lavozdelanzarote

28/04/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courthouses, where the trial is being held, in a file image. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

Nine sentenced to prison terms between three and six years for heroin and cocaine trafficking in Lanzarote

The Criminal Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice of the Canary Islands opens a disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer who backed his appeal with rulings that did not exist

Andrea Domínguez Torres

28/04/2026

fachada juzgados

The High Court of Justice of Catalonia confirms nine years in prison for raping a minor after sedating her in Lanzarote

The victim, 14 years old, was semi-conscious when she was the victim of the sexual assault by the accused

lavozdelanzarote

27/04/2026

Unidad de atestados de la Policía Local de Arrecife

A Court sentences a local police officer from Arrecife for assault during a pat-down at a concert

The agent "pushed and pinned" the complainant against the wall, hit him several times with an open hand on the head, causing a piercing to come off, and hit him in the side.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

27/04/2026

fachada juzgados

The Prosecutor's Office requests ten years for the accused of dealing cocaine in Arrecife

The case was paralyzed "without justified cause" for four years, with different periods of pause between August 2020 and August 2024

lavozdelanzarote

26/04/2026

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They request 13 years in prison for a man accused of continuously raping his partner's daughter in Lanzarote

The Public Prosecutor's Office points out that the alleged aggressor took advantage of the moments when the victim's mother worked to assault her on repeated occasions, for which reason it also requests that she be compensated with 18,000 euros.

Michael Valdivia

24/04/2026

Detención de un agente de la Guardia Civil

He faces ten years in prison for assaulting a man with a bottle, leaving him blind in one eye

The assaulted person suffered the loss of vision in the affected eye, affecting his vision "irreversibly", according to the Public Prosecutor's Office.

Andrea Domínguez Torres

24/04/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courthouses, where the trial is being held, in a file image. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

They ask for six years in prison for a man for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office also requests that the accused compensate the victim with 6,000 euros for the moral damages caused.

Michael Valdivia

24/04/2026

fachada juzgados

The Prosecutor's Office requests to acquit a teacher accused of sexually assaulting several students in Lanzarote

The Ministry states that it has not been accredited that the accused carried out an "inadequate" behavior, but mentions the possibility of demanding criminal responsibility

ADT

17/04/2026

Facade of the Arrecife courts, Lanzarote. Photo: José Luis Carrasco.

Convicted for swindling 13,000 euros from a neighbor from Lanzarote in false internet investments

Their scammer, convicted a year ago, boasted of having a high-end vehicle and of always traveling, while he managed to get them to hand over part of their savings

Andrea Domínguez Torres

15/04/2026

Courts of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

The TSJC confirms eleven years in prison for two "de-occupiers" who almost killed a neighbor in the Canary Islands

The Court also confirms that both must compensate the victim and her daughter for the aggression that occurred in 2023

lavozdelanzarote

14/04/2026

ciudad de la justicia

The Prosecutor's Office asks for 15 years of prison for an accused of raping a minor of 14 years in Costa Teguise

The Prosecutor's Office requests that he be disqualified from exercising parental authority over his children and that he be disqualified from any profession, trade or activities that involve regular contact with minors.

ADT

10/04/2026

fachada juzgados

An investigating court of Arrecife assumes the case for the irregular annulment of traffic fines

In many cases, according to the Prosecutor's Office, to annul the fine the expression “by direct order of the mayor” is used, which is why De León must testify “in order to clarify this circumstance”

EFE

09/04/2026

Detención por segunda vez de un médico

The doctor in prison for sexually assaulting his patients took photographs of their intimate parts

Agents of the National Police proceeded to arrest him this past April 7 at the door of his house, where they seized his mobile phone

lavozdelanzarote

09/04/2026

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Pre-trial detention for the doctor accused of sexually assaulting eleven women in the Canary Islands

In addition to imprisonment, the judicial authority has ordered his provisional disqualification from the practice of the medical profession, and has issued a restraining order from the alleged victims

lavozdelanzarote

08/04/2026

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The Supreme Court acquits Senator Pedro San Ginés (CC) of the crimes of false accusation and false testimony

The unelected senator of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands sat this Thursday on the bench of the Criminal Chamber for the complaint filed against the already deceased businessman Antonio González and his company Climafrical

lavozdelanzarote

08/04/2026

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A Court orders the arrest of a doctor accused of sexually assaulting ten women in the Canary Islands

This healthcare worker had been arrested on a first occasion by the National Police and released last February 3rd

Andrea Domínguez Torres

07/04/2026

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The Supreme Court will decide if a civil guard from Lanzarote can be a DJ in his free hours

The State Administration asks the high court to clarify if the supplement for salary equalization computes within the limit imposed on agents to be able to carry out other private activities

Andrea Domínguez Torres

06/04/2026

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Prison for two young people who raped a girl, recorded it and disseminated it in the Canary Islands

The victim suffered serious sequelae from the aggression and had to leave her university career when she was in the second semester of the last year and about to carry out the external internships.

EFE

01/04/2026

Annex Classroom of the CEO of Playa Blanca

A professor faces six years in prison for sexually assaulting a thirteen-year-old student in Lanzarote

The Prosecutor's Office requests that he be disqualified from practicing any profession or trade that involves "regular and direct" contact with minors for three years

Andrea Domínguez Torres

31/03/2026

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