The 66-year-old doctor admitted to the National Police that he administered several vials of propofol to the nurse in the hotel room in Marbella where they were both staying. The woman was found dead on October 1, and the autopsy has yet to confirm the cause of death.
The 66-year-old doctor being investigated for the death of a colleague at the Hospital Costa del Sol spontaneously confessed to the National Police that he had injected several vials of propofol through the jugular in the hotel room in Marbella that they shared, according to Diario Sur. The doctor also admitted that she had administered the same drug into his right forearm and that afterwards they both fell asleep.
The account from the suspect places the events on the afternoon of Thursday, October 1. They arrived at the establishment around 2:20 PM, heated some takeaway food, and after the injections, they fell asleep. When the doctor woke up, around 7 PM, he found that the woman was unresponsive and called emergency services.
He himself alerted the 091 emergency line to report that his companion had died. The first patrols found him waiting on a bench at the hotel entrance. The doctor accompanied the officers to room 113 and opened the door for them. The nurse was on the bed, showing no signs of life. Medical personnel attempted to revive her unsuccessfully and confirmed her death.
Given the circumstances of the death, a judicial commission was activated for the removal of the body. The main hypothesis is that she died from an alleged pharmacological intoxication, although supplementary studies to the autopsy will need to confirm the exact cause.
During the ocular inspection of the room, police found syringes and two boxes of propofol on the bedside table and in the bin, apparently containing used vials. They also located a bag with more medications in another part of the body and additional drugs in the suspect's car.
The doctor is being investigated for the nurse's death, for a crime against public health, and for another of continued theft, as he himself admitted to the agents that he had taken the drugs from the hospital where they both worked. The charges will need to be specified during the investigation.
After being brought before the court, the prosecution and the defence requested his release, while the private prosecution sought his imprisonment without bail. The judge of the number 5 court of the Instruction Section of the Marbella Court of First Instance, on duty, assessed that it was the doctor himself who alerted emergency services and did not perceive a flight risk or the possibility of destroying evidence since the agents had already collected samples from the room and the vehicle. She agreed to his provisional release with a prohibition on leaving the country and the withdrawal of his passport.
For investigators, this could be a case of alleged homicide by eventual intent, as, due to his status as a doctor and his professional knowledge, he should have known and accepted the risks of administering the drug outside a hospital setting.
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