G.T.B. v. SPAIN JUDGMENT sentence imposed by the judgment of 5 July 2002, he pretended to suffer an epileptic fit and, taking advantage of being transferred to hospital, pushed past a nurse and fled; he was arrested on 1 June 2003 after breaking into two cars. On 15 June 2004 (by which time the applicant was already an adult) he was convicted and sentenced to detention in a semi-open regime for six months. In April 2003 he resisted the execution of an interim measure, causing injuries to the officers who were escorting him, and was sentenced on 14 September 2005 to six months under probation. On 29 September 2003 he was sentenced to nine months of semi-open detention for a further offence. The applicant completed a measure of detention in a closed regime for eight months between 2 June 2003 and 27 January 2004. From 27 January 2004 to 26 May 2004 he served another measure of semi-open detention in a centre where he took part in several activities: academic courses, sports, social activities and professional training. From 21 January 2005 he served a further measure of seven months under probation. During that time he took part in courses in emergencies and catastrophes, water lifeguard training and land rescue, in all of which he obtained certificates. III. THE INVESTIGATION BY THE MINORS SERVICE 19. Owing to the applicant’s lack of attendance, the school issued a notice to the Prevention and Protection Programme of the Minors Service of the Government of the Canary Islands. 20. The Minors Service initiated an inquiry on 18 February 2002. The inquiry established that the applicant had not attended school and had not undergone medical check-ups. The Minors Service noted in a report of 26 June 2021 that, according to their records, Ms X had not allowed any professionals to have access to her children, that they had received numerous appointment letters and summonses but had not responded, and that both the Minors Service and the police had repeatedly tried to locate them at their home but, even though they had been known to be inside, they had deliberately ignored calls, knocks at the door and letters slipped under the door. Because the applicant was already serving a supervisory measure, no protection order was made for his abandonment. The investigation was terminated when the applicant reached the age of eighteen in 2003. IV. THE APPLICANT’S EDUCATIONAL AND MEDICAL SITUATION AND PLACEMENT IN DETENTION CENTRES 21. Between 2001 and 2006, while he was serving correctional measures, the applicant completed training in marquetry, food handling and dog training. According to the applicant, he could not continue his professional training on account of his lack of an ID card. According to the psychological and follow-up reports from the correctional centres he stayed in, he started 4

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