Spanish dentist accused of killing twins found dead

The lawyer who represented Spanish dentist Mario-César Deus Yela said he and his client's family was in ‘complete and utter shock’ after the awaiting trial prisoner was found dead in his cell last week. William Booth reportedly told News24 that Yela had spoken to his mother and brother over the weekend and nothing seemed amiss. ‘Preliminary reports (although not conclusive), indicate that the deceased may have overdosed on medication,’ department spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo explained. An investigation is underway. The 49-year-old was due to appear in the Western Cape High Court on 29 February in connection with the murders. Yela, of Barcelona, who came to SA in 2017 to visit his children, was accused of killing his twins, Octavia and Maximo, at a Cape holiday complex in April.

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