Overview

• Miguel Ángel F.D. was sentenced to 16 years and two months in prison by the Pontevedra Provincial Court after pleading guilty in a conforming hearing.
• The charges include 4.5 years for violent robbery, 10 years for aggravated illegal detention of minors, and 20 months for resisting arrest and injuring an off-duty police officer.
• The 2024 incident involved the defendant hijacking a car in Vigo with a mother, her 4-year-old child, and her infant onboard, threatening them with a knife.
• An off-duty National Police officer pursued and disarmed the suspect, sustaining multiple injuries during the arrest.
• The court also ordered the defendant to pay over €5,540 in compensation to the victims and the injured officer.