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Threats, coercion and harassment
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Cutting electricity to force a spouse to leave
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Supreme Court · Second Chamber (Penal) · 2026
ECLI:ES:TS:2026:2963
What the Supreme Court considered and decided
The court upheld a conviction for gender-based coercion after a husband cancelled electricity to the home occupied by his wife following separation. It considered his purpose of forcing her to leave.
What this helps explain
Ownership of the contract does not legitimize the use of an essential service as an instrument of pressure on another person.
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Bodily injuryGender-based violenceHabitual domestic abuseThreatsCoercionHarassmentProtection orderInterim measuresPrivate prosecution by the victimReporting an offenceTrial for minor offencesEvidence taken in advance of trialExemption from giving evidence against a relativeWitness reporting information received from othersAcquittal