The Civil Guard hopes to find evidence about Anna and Tomás Gimeno before the departure of the 'Ángeles Alvariño'

The Director-General of the Civil Guard states that they maintain the "illusion" of being able to close this "tremendously painful" chapter in the next two days.

June 15 2021 (14:02 WEST)
Updated in June 15 2021 (14:47 WEST)
Angeles Alvariño Vessel
Angeles Alvariño Vessel

The Civil Guard maintains the "spirit" and the "illusion" of being able to find new evidence about the disappearance of Tomás Gimeno and his daughter Anna and that the last two days of the transoceanic vessel 'Ángeles Alvariño' in Tenerife, which found the body of the other sister, Olivia, serve to "shed more light" on the investigation. This was the response this Tuesday of the Director-General of the Civil Guard, María Gámez, to questions from the press about how it is planned to act after the ship's departure scheduled for this Thursday after 19 days of searching.

"We are confident that in these two days that we have left we can conclude the investigation" and that they "shed more light on the investigation into the disappearance of the father and the other sister" to close a chapter "tremendously painful" and that shows "to what extent" vicarious violence "can hurt that mother, the family, the friends and the heart of all the people of this country", Gámez lamented.

And the Civil Guard maintains the "illusion" because it still has "the means" -the ship- and the "knowledge" resulting from the "intense work" of investigation of the Civil Guard, which has determined the search areas and the points with the highest probability of finding evidence.

However, Gámez has acknowledged that finding these new clues is "only a future possibility", so, when asked about what will be done after the departure of the 'Ángeles Alvariño' from Tenerife if Anna and Tomás Gimeno are not found, she replied that "the Civil Guard does not finish or close any case until all the conclusive evidence is available".

In this case, the agents will be "in the hands" of the gender violence judge who is handling the case, who will determine "how far to go" with the investigation, explained the Director-General of the Civil Guard.

Finally, she thanked the Spanish Institute of Oceanography for its collaboration after granting three extensions to have the ship available and to the thirty people who make up the crew and who have worked "tirelessly for 24 hours a day" since May 30.

Likewise, she has shown "all the support and condolences" to the mother of the girls, regretting that, as indicated in the published order, it is now known that when she had the first meeting with the Civil Guard the murder had already occurred, although at that time there was only evidence of a "non-delivery" of the girls to their mother by their father, and "none of us could have known the events that have unfortunately come to light later".

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