The case of the Sallent minors who jumped from the window of their house last February is still open by the family, who lost one of the girls while the other was seriously injured. Currently, the procedures are being carried out that must initiate the prosecution of the case so that responsibilities are requested for this tragedy that shook the municipality of Bages.
Mossos and Educació have already delivered their reports and the court is carrying out the preliminary procedures before opening the trial
The Mossos d’Esquadra have already done all research corresponding and have delivered the report to the court of instruction number 5 of Manresa. The judge also has in his possession the seven different reports that the Department of Education gave him on the case.
Judicial sources have explained to ‘Regió7’, a newspaper belonging to the Prensa Ibérica group as well as EL PERIÓDICO, that the Manresa investigative court already has in its possession the report from the Mossos d’Esquadra and that they are currently carrying out the preliminary investigations before starting legal proceedings. The family environment of the minors has confirmed that the case will be prosecuted.
The events took place on Tuesday, February 21, in a multi-family home. The two 12-year-old twins jumped out of the window around three in the afternoon, having previously left two handwritten letters in which they parted.
Research has already indicated that Alana, the original name of the minor who died and who had expressed her desire to change gender and identify yourself as Ivansuffered bullying from classmates llobregat institute de Sallent, where the sisters were in their first ESO. The family used Iván’s name along with Alana’s at the funeral, but later expressly requested, in a public communication, that she be called Alana.
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The family is currently residing in Sabadell since the twin who survived She is still admitted to the Parc Taulí hospital. According to what ‘Regió7’ has been able to learn, his state of health has improved. Her parents and her brother live in an apartment donated by a Sabadell entity while the Sallent City Council is responsible for the expenses derived from the house. The brother of the minors is educated in a center of this municipality of Vallès Occidental.
Experts consider that bullying would not be the only reason for suicide, but that it would be a multifactorial problem. After Alana’s suicide, dozens of neighbors took to the streets to denounce the institute’s inaction. In fact, a month later the director of the center, Josep Maria Olivella, resigned in a decision agreed with the Department of Education.