Granada Local Police Officer to Serve 29 Months in Prison for Violence Against Ex-Partner
A sub-inspector from the Granada police force has been jailed following years of psychological abuse towards Maribel, his ex-partner. The convicted officer, who was performing duties on the streets until recently, is facing ten open proceedings, including alleged corruption and examination fraud.
Granada Local Police Officer to Serve 29 Months in Prison for Violence Against Ex-Partner
A sub-inspector from the Granada local police force has been imprisoned in Albolote to serve a sentence of two years and five months stemming from a trial for psychological abuse and psychological injury against Maribel, his former romantic partner, according to El País.
The imprisonment was carried out last Sunday, following approval from both the judge who presided over the trial and the Public Prosecutor. The officer must serve the full length of the sentence, as the accumulation of ten active judicial proceedings prevents any mitigation of his sentence.
Maribel's ordeal dates back approximately ten years. The court's findings document recurring verbal humiliation, including degrading epithets. The victim herself marks the turning point as 2017, when she attempted to end the relationship. The escalation of control and domination continued until September 2022, when she managed to expel the abuser from the family home. Eleven months later, in July 2023, she filed the first formal complaint with the judicial authorities.
The trial hearing took place in October 2025. The judge initially imposed a sentence of two years and eight months imprisonment. The provincial court subsequently reduced the sentence by four months after partially accepting the defendant's appeal. Maribel and the public prosecution had demanded the procedure be annulled due to the omission from the sentence of the alleged theft of the victim's personal and professional information stored on digital devices, a point which the Provincial Court rejected.
The couple shared a home for thirty years and had two children. The pattern of criminal conduct escalated when Maribel began postgraduate studies and preparation for civil service examinations in 2017. The court ruling describes episodes of aggression against household items, throwing objects, and degrading treatment that extended to the minors as well. The forensic assessment carried out by the Comprehensive Forensic Assessment Unit certified a period of psychological recovery of six months.
The sentence imposes restraining orders with respect to Maribel and the eldest daughter, in addition to disqualification from carrying weapons for three years, a measure of particular significance given his status as an armed officer. The compensation ordered amounts to approximately ten thousand euros.
The most controversial open judicial proceeding intertwines the domestic sphere with the institutional. Between mid-2023 and late 2024, the Guardia Civil found forty-eight unauthorised queries to Maribel's profile in Viogen, the state database for monitoring women under protection for gender-based violence. The sub-inspector had no authority to access that register. Allegedly, several members of the Women and Minors Unit of the local force carried out those searches at the convicted officer's instigation, without a court order or legitimate request from the person affected. The investigation seeks to clarify whether those inquiries were in response to regular police functions or whether they constituted an illegal channel for obtaining confidential information on a person protected by the safeguarding system.
In addition to the seven proceedings initiated by his ex-partner, the imprisoned officer faces three cases linked to his professional activity: alleged corruption, bribery, and membership of a criminal organisation, all connected to the purported manipulation of police selection processes.
Maribel has stated that she feels relief following her aggressor's imprisonment, although she admits that emotional recovery will be slow. "It seems as though my feelings are anaesthetised. I cannot manage to laugh naturally, nor to cry. I suppose I need time to process everything after so much tension," she said.
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