GARRIDO HERRERO v. SPAIN - 61019/19 (Judgment : Article 2 - Right to life : Third Section)

Art 2 (procedural) • Ineffective investigation into cause of applicant�s child�s death following alleged failure in ventilator sustaining life after road traffic accident • Criminal investigation excessively long and too narrow in scope • Failure to obtain necessary expert evidence

This judgment will become final in the circumstances set out in Article 44 � 2 of the Convention. It may be subject to editorial revision.

The European Court of Human Rights (Third Section), sitting as a Chamber composed of:

the application (no. 61019/19) against the Kingdom of Spain lodged with the Court under Article 34 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (�the Convention�) by a Spanish national, Ms Mar�a Isabel Garrido Herrero (�the applicant�), on 12 November 2019;

the decision to give notice to the Spanish Government (�the Government�) of the complaints concerning Articles 2 and 6 of the Convention;