Overview

• The Tribunal Superior de Xustiza de Galicia upheld a 22.5-year prison sentence for the Velle attacker who killed his cousin’s partner and injured his cousin in 2021.
• The court confirmed the application of alevosía, citing the surprise nature of the attack and the victims' inability to defend themselves.
• The Velle defendant’s civil liability to the victim’s family was increased to €120,000 for the parents and €40,000 for the sister, reflecting moral damages.
• In Guadalajara, the Audiencia Provincial sentenced a man to 15 years in prison for stabbing to death a car thief in June 2024, with the attack deemed murder with alevosía.
• The Guadalajara defendant’s sentence, reduced from the prosecution's 25-year request, remains open to appeal before the regional high court within ten days.