The Julen case: what are the essential points of the judicial investigation

At the end of Julen's global rescue operation, the two-year-old boy died after falling into a 71-meter-deep well in Malaga, the Spanish authorities will open a judicial investigation to determine the nature of the 39; incident. For the moment, two key elements must be solved: the mystery of the earth it was about the victim and who is responsible for the illegal drilling where the little fell, 25 centimeters in diameter.

From now on, the judge in charge of the court n ° 9 of Malaga will be in charge of confirming what were the circumstances of the fall, which occurred on a farm owned by Julen's relative in Totalán.

As reported in the local media, the presence of grounding above the body the baby – who was found dead this Friday – is one of the points that has attracted the most attention from researchers and that would seem to be the key to the reality of the accident.

Although one explanation may be that the baby, when it fell, removed the rocky material from the walls, the specialists were surprised hardness of this cap and they will badyze how he could compress so quickly

In turn, justice must settle the responsibility or not of the owner of the farm where everything happened, who would be the boyfriend of a cousin of Julen's mother.

Until now, we know that the well where the boy fell It was completely illegal. Neither the Junta de Andalucía nor the Totalán City Council have registered this authorization, an authorization has been requested for the drilling of the collection of water.

Apparently, in this area, several works have been developed of which there is no record of the corresponding permits. Being a "rustic" parcel, no property can be built, as planned by the owner.

Antonio Sánchez was identified as responsible for the construction of the water collecting well, 25 centimeters in diameter and 107 meters deep. In his statement, he stated that he was only hired for this and that the drilling was completed last December. But do not succeed, had to seal the mouth of work with a stone. However, having no graphic evidence of how he left prospecting, this mistake could cost him dearly in court.

As soon as he learned that the boy had fallen to this place, Sánchez approached the farm and pointed out to him that the well was not as he had left it. According to, someone had moved the stone and there were materials that did not fit their work. Another axis that researchers should study.