The incidents involving a young man from Ourense, who was a minor at the time of a 2015 event in the plaza of Lérez, are described here with updated context and clearer sequence. In Pontevedra and Ourense, the individual was involved in confrontations in public venues, including a bar in the capital of Ourense on Wednesday, December 1, 2020. After an assault in which a man was struck on the head, the assailant reportedly shouted slogans in support of ETA, and those present urged him to leave the establishment.
Due to a change in mental state that affected his capacities, a penalty was issued with mitigation. The sanctioned outcome included a monetary fine for the offense of injury and an additional smaller amount for minor threats. Prior to the agreement, the prosecutor had called for nearly two years in prison for the injury charge and a higher fine for the lighter threat. The penalties reflect the legal determination of liability combined with considerations related to the defendant’s mental condition.
There is a history of prior penalties. On January 16, 2020, a further fine of 720 euros related to the injury charge was recorded as part of Pontevedra’s second penalty from November 2019. This pattern of conduct contributed to the ongoing legal narrative around the case.
Another incident, which added a new sentence to the defendant’s record, occurred on the night of December 8, 2020, at a bar on Bonhom street in Ourense. After allegedly shouting slogans in support of ETA, tensions rose, and some people attempted to remove the individual from the venue. Following a clash, the defendant struck another man on the head with an object, leading to medical attention for the injuries sustained by the victim.
The victim sustained a skull wound with multiple grazes and cuts that required stitches. The injuries prevented the victim from returning to normal work for ten days, leaving visible scars from the assault.
During the confrontation, the defendant shouted to those present at the workplace, “You are all going to die,” a phrase deemed intentional with the aim of intimidating the workers. The utterance was ruled as proven in association with the incident and reflected the defendant’s attempt to instill fear.
The 2015 event that drew national attention occurred during the election period in Lérez, near Pontevedra. On the eve of general elections, the young man, then a minor, struck the head of the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, after a brief exchange. He later became publicly known as a distant relative of the former president. In the Pontevedra Juvenile Court, the minor was sentenced to two years in prison and one year of probation in a closed regime center. After reaching adulthood, the individual continued to face legal challenges in other cases.
In 2019 there was an assault on a Vox leader in Pontevedra, but the case culminated in an out-of-court settlement with acquittal, and neither party attended the hearing. The defendant also faced a 2020 incident at a bar in Ourense and a 2021 arrest involving allegations of assaulting his father in a domestic setting. These events collectively form a history of aggressive behavior and ongoing judicial scrutiny across several years.