The courts of Valencia are awaiting the results of DNA analysis, and in some cases anthropological studies, of the bodies recovered between Friday afternoon (nine) and yesterday, Saturday morning (one) from inside the building devastated by fire in the Campanar neighborhood, in order to guarantee the full identification of the victims, as reported today by the TSJ of the Valencian Community. This is a prior and essential step to authorize the delivery of the mortal remains to the next of kin.
The autopsies carried out by the forensic teams of the Legal Medicine Institute of Valencia concluded late yesterday, Saturday. Various sources indicate that most of the victims died on the top floors due to asphyxiation. However, the judicial authority can only authorize the delivery of the remains of the deceased to their relatives and issue the required burial licenses once the identification process is completed, following the results of the genetic profiles of the biological samples sent to the laboratories. .
The judicial case for these events was initially opened last Friday by the Court of Instruction 10 of Valencia, which was acting as an incident guard and which decreed the secrecy of the proceedings for a month to protect the police investigation into the cause and circumstances. of the fire, as well as to preserve the privacy of the victims and their families.
