A verdict from the Second Chamber of the Regional Court of Justice in Kallelon sentenced a 40-year-old man living in Grau to six years in prison for assault. He was found guilty of hitting another person, resulting in the victim being blinded in one eye. The judge also barred the convict from approaching the victim within 200 meters and forbade any form of communication for five years after serving the sentence.
The ruling, announced yesterday by the Supreme Court of Justice of the Community of Valencia, additionally orders the injured party to receive compensation exceeding 95,000 euros: 28,800 euros for temporary injuries, 476 days of medical treatment, and 66,269 euros for the loss of vision and other ongoing consequences.
How did the events happen?
The court document describes the incident as taking place on the afternoon of December 16, 2020. The victim was on the terrace of a bar in the Grau de Castellón neighborhood with his wife. The convicted man and his nine-year-old son were also at the establishment, the latter playing tag with another child.
At some point, the victim’s wife drew the attention of the boy, prompting the convicted man to scold him and raise his voice from a very short distance. The victim, who stepped in to defend his wife, told the aggressor he was fine and asked his wife to put on her mask. In response, the offender punched the victim twice in the face. The blows caused the victim to fall, and the attacker kicked him in the head while he lay on the ground.
The attacker was 36 years old and the victim was 65 years old.
The victim was 65 years old, with a pierced eye and significant injury to the right eye. The incident left him with almost complete loss of vision in that eye, leaving him able only to perceive lights and shadows and unable to distinguish shapes, colors, or distances.
The defendant admitted at trial that the man fell to the ground because he stumbled, but he claimed he struck him only twice on the cheek, not in the eye.
The court accepted the testimony of the victim and his wife and the injuries documented by forensic doctors as credible and decisive.
The Castellón Court’s decision is not final and may be appealed to the TSJCV. This summary reflects the court record and the parties’ statements as presented during the proceedings, with attribution to the judiciary that issued the ruling. (Citation: Supreme Court of Justice of the Community of Valencia, court documents.)