Overview

• Marcelo Francisco S. S. was handed a 22-year term and Patricia F. N. received 15 years and one day for deliberately setting two Vitrasa buses ablaze.
• The ruling imposes over €370,000 in compensation, covering €64,415.81 to Vitrasa, €309,555 to Allianz, an extra €4,673.34 for bus damages, and shared court costs.
• Police investigators tied the pair to the April 30, 2023 fires using CCTV footage, a pink ticket from the homemade incendiary device, clothing remnants and mobile phone geolocation.
• Homemade gasoline-soaked bags were placed under seats on buses at Calle Tomás Alonso and Urzáiz con Colón, with passengers safely evacuated after shouts of “fuego.”
• The sentence is open to appeal at the Superior Court of Justice of Galicia, as noted in the Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra’s ruling.