The judge of the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 in Pamplona has ordered the release of four Algerians detained since October 30 for their alleged involvement in a sexual assault on a young woman near the University Tent. The decision is based on DNA tests revealing a male genetic profile that does not match any of the suspects. The investigation remains open as the real perpetrators remain at large.
On December 18, 2025, the judge of the Court of Violence against Women No. 1 in Pamplona ordered the release of four Algerian men—aged 33, 26, 26, and 25—who had been arrested on October 30 for their alleged involvement in a sexual assault near the University Tent in the Navarran capital. The judicial resolution states that DNA tests, voluntarily taken by the suspects at the Nasertic laboratory, conclude that 'there exists a male genetic profile that does not match any of the investigated individuals'.
The released men are required to appear in court as summoned and must establish a fixed address, notifying any changes. Most have police records, and three had pending expulsion orders. Though they denied involvement from the start, the investigation continues because near their illegal settlement—made up of four tents—victim's underwear, phone, wallet, and bag were found.
Two of the suspects claimed to have seen a couple having sex there, while other young people found the victim 'lying on a path, on leaves, helpless, disoriented, and semi-conscious'. A group of youths aiding a friend in an alcoholic coma discovered her after a warning, and a passing girl noticed her pants were on backwards, with the zipper at the back. They accompanied her to Baja Navarra Avenue, where municipal police and an ambulance arrived.
The forensic medical examination confirmed injuries compatible, as the judge notes, with 'a non-consensual sexual relation with the victim'. The genetic tests clear these men but do not identify the attackers, leaving the case unresolved for now.
