The mother of Noelia Castillo Ramos, a 25-year-old Spanish woman who died by euthanasia in March 2026 following a gang rape and subsequent paralysis after a suicide attempt, has lodged two official complaints with public prosecutor offices in Barcelona and Tarragona. The complaints are based on her daughter's diary, which she handed over on the day of her death, allegedly naming the attackers.
Diary Reveals Details of Assault
Yolanda Ramos, Noelia's mother, announced that the diary contains fresh details about her daughter's life, including an account of being coerced into sex by her ex-boyfriend, a man from Pakistan whom she had been dating for four years. The chilling details surrounding the brutal gang rape recount how Noelia encountered a waiter in the town of Salou in Tarragona, was drugged, given alcohol, and raped by three men, according to reports from Express US.
Three or four days later, Noelia attempted suicide by leaping off a roof, resulting in paralysis. She had been battling for her right to die for nearly two years, with her father mounting a protracted legal challenge when a medical body in Catalonia approved her request for euthanasia in 2024. Courts finally ruled to permit her to end her life through medically assisted suicide earlier this year.
Mother's Plea for Justice
Ramos is represented by the Spanish Foundation of Christian Lawyers, which shared the complaints along with several videos. One part of the press release showed a picture of the diary page with narration: "Noelia wrote this before she died. She didn't want the truth to die with her, so she wrote about who raped her, how it happened, and how those aggressions destroyed her life. Today, those writings are in the hands of the prosecutor's office, because even after her death, justice can still be done."
In a video shared by the organization, Ramos said: "I am the mother of Noelia Castillo. I have decided to denounce the men who did so much harm to my daughter. I do it because I feel that is what she wanted. Noelia spoke of the rapes on television. And the same day she died, she gave me her diary, and when I read it, I understood many things. I feel that my daughter wanted the whole truth to be known someday. That is why I have decided to go to the prosecutor's office. Because I can't stand idly by. My daughter is not going to be returned to me."
Ramos added: "And I do it for her. And also for other girls who have experienced the same thing, but don't report it. And that is not fair. I just want justice. It's the only thing I can do for my daughter, Noelia Castillo. That she will never be forgotten. Thank you for listening to me."
Public Attention and Legal Battle
Castillo's case garnered significant attention in Spain, a country which passed legislation in 2021 recognising the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide for patients meeting certain criteria. Her age, the public fight waged by her family to prevent her, and the circumstances leading her to seek euthanasia stirred public sentiment as the courts ultimately upheld her right to end her life.
Castillo's parents resisted her decision until the very end, as they were represented by the conservative Catholic group Abogados Cristianos. Castillo battled mental illness from her teenage years and attempted suicide twice, she revealed, the second time following a sexual assault. The injuries she sustained from her second suicide attempt in 2022 left her wheelchair-bound and unable to use her legs.
Throughout the two-year legal battle, Castillo spoke to Spanish TV, stating she didn't want her family present when she died, claiming she was misunderstood. She acknowledged the intense media scrutiny her case had attracted. Castillo said: "None of my family is in favour of euthanasia, obviously, because I'm another pillar of the family. But what about the pain that I've suffered all of these years?" She added: "The happiness of a father or a mother should not supersede the happiness of a daughter."
