The Portuguese is on trial, accused of the attack on the wedding in Torrejón, for four murders and nine other attempts

In an order dated September 10, to which ABC had access, the magistrate submits the procedure to the jury court, which refers to the massacre that the accused allegedly committed with his vehicle and with treason on November 6, 2022. in El Rancho restaurant, on the outskirts of the municipality. The prosecution requests 226 years in prison for the subject, nicknamed El Portugués, while his defense reduces the criminal qualification to four crimes of reckless homicide, which would cost him barely four years in prison in total, of which he would have already served almost half as a preventive measure.

The letter states that “during the celebration of a wedding between two young people of the gypsy ethnic group, Sonia and Rubén, which was attended by the investigated, Micael Da Silva, with his minor children, E.DS. J. and A.DS. J., and with his nephews, Israel Bruno Teixeira da Silva and Thiago Teixeira da Silva, from 2:40 in the morning, an altercation occurred between some guests and the accused and several of his companions. The reason would have been an argument possibly motivated by jealousy.

Da Silva and his closest relatives were expelled from the party and a confrontation began outside the premises, “the investigated and his four companions then headed towards the end of Jaén Street, perpendicular to Constitution Avenue, where “the accused’s vehicle was parked, a Toyota Corolla Verso, which was not insured at that time.”

Moments later, “and taking advantage of the tumult of the people gathered at the doors of the restaurant, he attacked, surprisingly and at high speed”, 14 people (although one of them did not want to report the facts). “They had no room for reaction or possibility of slowing down, which resulted in the death of Consuelo Bruno Silva, Casiano Romero Bruno, Juan Manuel Romero Vargas and the minor Iván Casiano Romero.

In addition, nine other people were injured: Ángel Jiménez Bruno, Victoria Pardo Bruno, María del Carmen Navarro Vázquez, Fernando Romero Bruno, Diego Mendoza Rodríguez, Casiano Romero Navarro, Daniel Jiménez Suárez, Antonio Jiménez Suárez and José Antonio Jiménez Bruno, some of whom They are serious.” Likewise, Juan Pardo Bruno was hit by the vehicle, and there is no evidence that he was injured, and he has not filed a complaint or claim.

Among the deceased were Chano (Casiano) and his mother Consuelo, from the Los Angeles neighborhood (Villaverde), parents of the couple. Both, the grandmother and uncle of the groom, were buried in Navalmoral de la Mata (Cáceres). The other victims of the brutal attack by Micael Da Silva Montoya, Juan Manuel and Iván, the latter only 17 years old, were buried in the Carabanchel cemetery.

As for Micael, he was arrested that same morning by the Civil Guard in Seseña (Toledo). They also recovered the vehicle in the El Quiñón urbanization, in the same city.

Video recordings

In several videos posted on social networks, the participants can be seen celebrating the wedding in a normal way: the adults dance to the rhythm of flamenco music and the children run around. The climax will not end until after two in the morning. At that time, Micael Da Silva, now 37, had a first argument with the groom’s father inside the premises. His two sons and his nephew also chat heatedly with relatives of the other clan, the Brunos, whose saga has been omnipresent for decades in the Cañada Real Galiana.

The initial standoff moves outside, where insults and threats give way to blows. Glass bottles are used as throwing weapons and some of those involved suffer the first injuries.

As for the origin of the fight, the theory that the attackers stole part of the profits of the “apple”, a little over 3,000 euros that seemed to have been thrown under the driver’s seat, is losing its force. A possible love affair or simply the nephew’s courtship with his girlfriend some time ago would have motivated the rejection.