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.