Ten-year prison sentence sought for assault with glass and knife in Cambados
The Public Prosecution Service is seeking a ten-year prison sentence for a man accused of attacking two people with a crystal glass and a knife during the Albariño Festival in Cambados (Pontevedra) in August.
Prosecution seeks ten years in prison for assaults during festival
According to ABC, the Public Prosecution Service has sought a ten-year prison sentence for a man accused of assaulting and stabbing two people during the Albariño Festival in Cambados on 1 August 2025. The trial is scheduled for Thursday 22 October at the Provincial Court of Pontevedra, starting at 09:45.
The incidents occurred around 22:00 in the vicinity of Plaza de Rodas. According to the Public Prosecution Service's statement of charges, the defendant delivered a strong punch to the face of one of the men, who fell to the ground. He then used the crystal glass he was wearing around his neck to strike the same man in the face again.
After fleeing the area, he was pursued by a group of people who were trying to detain him until the Guardia Civil arrived. Near the Mascott bar, the defendant emerged unexpectedly from behind a vehicle and stabbed one of the men pursuing him in the shoulder with a knife.
The first victim suffered incised wounds to the face that required stitches. The second victim sustained a wound to the left shoulder and a left pneumothorax that required thoracic surgical intervention.
The Public Prosecution Service is seeking five years in prison for a crime of causing injury and a further five years for causing injury with a bladed weapon. In both cases, the aggravating circumstance of recidivism applies. As civil liability, the defendant must pay compensation to the first victim of €11,727.59 and to the second of €4,753.18, in addition to covering the costs of the Galician Health Service to be determined at trial.
Source: ABC