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Galicia’s High Court Upholds 3-Year Sentence in Santiago Pilgrim Assault, Rejects Attempted Homicide

The ruling preserves a three-year injuries sentence with a possible appeal to the Supreme Court.

Overview

  • The Civil and Criminal Chamber of the TSXG affirmed the Audiencia Provincial de A Coruña’s three-year prison term for an Italian national.
  • Appeals from the defense and the private accuser were dismissed, and the acts were not upgraded to murder or attempted homicide.
  • The convictions remain for two bodily-injury offenses—one aggravated and one minor—along with a €240 fine.
  • The incident occurred before dawn on August 5, 2023 near a pub after the assailant struck a car, fought its occupants, and broke the windshield.
  • Witnesses directed police to the suspect hiding at a garage entrance shortly after he threw a woman into a shop window and left her companion unconscious before kicking him and stepping on his head.