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A 32-year-old man from Valladolid died in the early hours of Saturday 24 February 2024 in Burgos, where he was attending a bachelor party. He was struck by a single, very hard punch that killed him almost instantly. Police at first found no sign of an assault, but forensic work and witness statements later established that he had been hit in an unexpected attack. A 23-year-old man from Burgos was arrested early the following day and remanded in custody without bail. Investigators had considered whether the victim was attacked because he was from Valladolid, but the jury at the trial did not find that motive proven. In February 2026 the Burgos provincial court convicted the attacker of reckless homicide (homicidio imprudente) rather than murder, and sentenced him to four years in prison and to pay 250,000 euros in compensation. The prosecution and the family appealed, seeking a retrial. In September 2026 the High Court of Justice of Castilla y León upheld the conviction and sentence, while criticising the trial judge's conduct of the proceedings. The family said it would not take the case to the Supreme Court.
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- incident_date corrected from the article date 2026-09-11 to 2024-02-24, the early hours of the Saturday on which the victim was struck. victim age_range 30-40 set. judicial_status raised from alleged to convicted. slug updated to match.