Kirsty's family's hopes dashed
Trying to clarify Kirsty's fall from 10th-floor Benidorm holiday flat
Judge instructing mystery death publically refuses to hold meeting with them
THE SPANISH judge, Ana Isabel García Galbis investigating the death of young Scott Kirsty Maxwell who fell from a 10th floro apartment, has ruled out a meeting with her family.
Kirsty’s husband Adam Maxwell had requested a meeting with Ana Isabel GarciaGalbis together with the family's private detective David Swindle.
In an unusual move, the judge responded to the request, providing Spanish press agency EFE, with her ruling, saying "It would not be convenient for the investigation of the facts or the impartiality of the investigating judge to hold a private meeting with one of the parties involved and their investigators".
Kirsty Maxwell fell to her death on April 29, 2017 after a hen party celebration the previous night, she got up early in the morning and went up to an apartment on the 10th floor of Payma Apartments in Benidorm, occupied by five British men who had been partying hard. They claim that she ran out to the balcony and jumped over to her death.
National police who investigated her death at the time, believe she was looking for her friends who were also on the 10th floor.
The five Brits are currently free, as the judge considers "there is nothing new that would indicate they committed a specific criminal act".
The judge still has to receive the results of tests of skin scrapings taken from Kirsty and no testing was done on the victim's blood soaked clothing, as in a major forensic department blunder, they were destroyed.
In her response, where she refused the meeting, Judge Garcia Galbis said that the family have the right to provide any information or evidence they deem necessary to clarify the case.
The Valencia Superior High Court of Justice explained that Judge Garcia-Galbis' refusal to meet should not be taken as the judging brushing off the family, it should be con- sidered as her need as the investigating judge to 'maintain neutrality and impartiality' throughout the whole procedure.
Meanwhile Adam Maxwell has requested a court-appointed lawyer as the family's lawyer resigned a month ago.
CBNews contacted the family's spokesperson regarding the judge's refusal appearing in the Spanish press, their response was “It would be inappropriate for the family to comment on communications between them and the judge”.
The British Consulate recently sent a request to the same judge for a meeting with Angela Constance, the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities.
It is expected that this will also be refused.