Overview

• Pedro Muñoz Fernández was found guilty of aggravated injuries and habitual domestic violence after throwing his wife from a Toreno balcony in May 2020, leaving her paraplegic
• By dismissing the last cassation appeals, the Supreme Court made his 16-year, 11-month prison term final and upheld lower-court verdicts from Castilla y León and León
• The tribunal enforced sentencing enhancements for kinship and gender discrimination, reflecting tougher legal measures against gender-based domestic violence
• The decision orders €1.5 million to the victim along with €97,000 to the Junta de Castilla y León and €47,900 to Castilla-La Mancha’s health service
• The victim suffers severe psychophysical impairments that prevent her from working and require assistance for all basic daily activities