Prison for attempted murder on the Camino de Santiago: What should have been the spiritual end of a pilgrimage route ended in a violent nightmare in the heart of Compostela's Ensanche. The Prosecutor's Office requests seven years in prison for attempted murder for an Italian pilgrim accused of brutally attacking another walker in the early hours of August 5, 2023.
The violent episode occurred around 5:00 a.m. near the Momo bar, where, according to the prosecutor's office, the accused began hitting a car that was circulating in the area. When the occupants of the vehicle got out, a confrontation occurred. The aggressiveness of the individual was such that he ended up on the hood, smashing the windshield.
Minutes later, the accused followed a group of five pilgrims through the Xeneral Pardiñas area. It was then that, according to the Prosecutor's Office, He started shouting that he was “going to kill” a man and a woman., throwing one of them against a shop window and hitting her while she remained on the ground.
The injured pilgrim had to be urgently evacuated to Santiago Clinical Hospital, where he was admitted to the ICU. He remained hospitalized for five days and It took him 223 days to stabilize his injuries.. The attacked woman suffered minor injuries, which took 14 days to heal.
In addition to the seven years in prison, the public ministry requests that the accused be prohibited from approaching within 500 meters of the victim and that he pay compensation that exceeds 12,000 euros. It also faces a financial fine for minor injuries to the other victim and the obligation to pay the resulting health expenses, which could be determined at trial.
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