Accused pleads guilty in Órgiva axe attack

Accused pleads guilty in Órgiva axe attack
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By m.p. - Oct 13, 2009 - 1:06 PM

A view of Órgiva – Jurama/Wikipedia

He will spend more than 3 years behind bars for attacking a local man who argued with his father

A man charged with an axe attack in Órgiva two years ago pleaded guilty at his trial at the Granada provincial court this Tuesday, and has accepted a prison term of 3 years and 9 months for attempted murder. The victim, Francisco G.E., was attacked from behind with the weapon after an argument with his assailant’s father in a local bar, suffering a fracture in his skull.

It happened in May 2007 after Francisco G.E. came to blows with his attacker’s father, José L.B., now deceased, during their argument in the bar. The father later told his son what had happened, and the two lured the other man into an alleyway, where the son, José Manuel M.S., attacked him with the axe and the father kicked him and beat him as he lay injured on the ground. Father and son then fled the scene.

Europa Press notes that the court imposed a fine of 120 € on the victim for the injuries he himself caused during the fight.

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