Local media outlets revealed that after the couple chose to divorce, the wife began experiencing "severe and sudden-onset stomach pain." After seeing medical professionals she was told she was showing signs of chemical ingestion. The couple's 5-year-old son is currently being tested to verify if he was poisoned as well. It is unclear who first filed for divorce, however media outlets speculate the man's decision to identify as a woman was the motivating factor.
Police became involved and began investigating if the man deliberately poisoned his soon-to-be ex-wife and potentially their son. They theorized that the man mixed household pool care products in the woman's food and had a court issue a warrant into the couples home, where they currently still co-habitate.
On Wednesday, a Dos Hermanas court that oversees cases concerning violence against women, heard statements from both the husband and the wife and subsequently issued a restraining order against the man. He must stay at least 300 meters away from the woman and cannot contact their son.
Reduxx revealed that Spanish women's rights advocates have pointed out that if the man is prosecuted, he will be treated as a female by the courts if he identifies as such and may receive a lesser sentence. This also means that the case will be considered a woman-on-woman crime and the wife would be disqualified for certain legal resources Spain provides for crimes marked as "gender-based violence."
