Man faces 17 years and nine months in prison for burning down his home after arguing with his couple on Christmas day then threw himself from the balcony into the street and ended up hitting his head against the window of the Civil Guard agents’ patrol car during his arrest.
The events recorded by the public prosecutor date back to the night of December 25, 2022 in a town in the province when this individual was at home with his partner, argued with her and began to threaten him that “he was going to come after her”, that he was going to harm the people she loved and that he was going to kill her, which pushed the victim to flee the house, despite the accused’s attempts to retain.
The accused then took a lighter and with the intention of causing harm, he approached the window of the said house and opened the curtains while speaking with his partner and sending him WhatsApp messages in which he told him that his house was being to burn, also causing the houses above to catch fire. the same street was extended, putting their lives in danger since they were inside.
Once the agents of the Civil Guard On the spot, they urged the accused to stop his attitude, the accused suddenly jumped from the balcony of the house and, once called by the officers, he struggled with them, at the same time offering great resistance to the arrest. was given head banging against the window from the door of the police car and shouted that they were going to pay for this.
The facts reported constitute, in the opinion of the prosecutor, an offense of arson and an offense of threats in the area of violence against women, as well as an offense of resistance to the police, it is why he asks that the accused be sentenced to 16 years in prisonremoval and communication with the victim for 18 years, plus an additional year for the offense of threats and nine additional months in prison for the offense of resistance.
