Asunta Basterra Porto
Asunta Yong Fang Basterra Porto (born Fang Yong; September 30, 2000 – September 21, 2013) was a Chinese-born Spanish girl whose body was found in Teo, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, on 22 September 2013, shortly before her thirteenth birthday. The coroner determined she had died by asphyxiation, and had been given at least twenty-seven Lorazepam pills on the day of her death, more than nine times a high dosage amount for an adult. The investigation into the death became known as the Asunta Basterra case (Spanish: Caso Asunta Basterra).
Asunta Basterra Porto | |
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| Born | Fang Yong September 30, 2000 |
| Died | September 21, 2013 (aged 12) Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain |
| Cause of death | Asphyxiation by Child abuse |
| Resting place | Boisaca Compostela Cemetery |
| Nationality |  Spain |
| Citizenship |  China |
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Asunta's adoptive parents, Alfonso Basterra and Rosario Porto, were found guilty of her murder on 30 October 2015. According to court documents, the couple periodically drugged their daughter with Lorazepam for three months and finally asphyxiated her before disposing of her body. The parents, who maintained their innocence, were sentenced to eighteen years in prison.
The case has attracted widespread media interest in Spain and around the world, as well as a "statement of concern" from the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A four-part documentary series about the case debuted in 2017 and was made available internationally on Netflix in 2019.