The presiding magistrate of the Court of Instruction Plaza number 2 of the Court of Instance of Gijón has, in line with the request of the public prosecutor, ordered a remand in custody, communicated and without bail, for the man who has been brought before the court for the violent death of his ex-partner, Covadonga Patricia, aged 30, in Gijón.
Judicial sources indicate that proceedings have been initiated for alleged crimes of homicide/murder, breach of a precautionary measure, resistance to an attack on authority, and a minor crime against authority, "without prejudice to the possibility that such classification could be modified throughout the investigation".
The Court of Instruction Plaza number 2 of Gijón will continue with the investigation of all crimes that do not have a direct relationship with the fatal assault suffered by the victim, since the main case will be referred to the Section on Violence against Women of the competent Court of Instance, depending on the last registered address of the deceased, "still pending an assessment of jurisdiction between the Violence Sections of Oviedo or Gijón".
The investigated person, who has exercised his right not to testify before the judge, will be transferred to the Asturias Prison Center, where he will remain in a situation of remand in custody while the investigation into the case progresses.