Overview

• On July 30 in Toledo, a 29-year-old man allegedly mocked a wheelchair user, threw him to the pavement and punched him repeatedly in the head.
• Witnesses dialed 091 to report the attack, and police detained the suspect after he refused to identify himself and assaulted officers at the scene.
• The National Police’s Violent Extremism and Hate team (EVO) took over the case and found evidence that bias against the victim’s disability drove the assault.
• Prosecutors have charged the suspect with physical assault of a disabled person, assault on authority, hate crime and a crime against moral integrity.
• Police officials highlighted their ongoing 'Di no al odio' campaign with Fundación Legálitas to educate and sensitize youth on preventing hate crimes.