Palencia city councilor Ricardo Carrancio of Vox was condemned for hitting and insulting another person while walking through the city. The city councilor committed a minor crime of mistreatment at work, punishable by a fine of 450 euros, for calling a person with a 35% disability and seven points of reduced mobility a “fucking lame man” and punching him in the chest had beaten. The Provincial Deputy also remains in office and can appeal to the Provincial Court against the ruling of the Instructional Court No. 5 of Palencia. The argument occurred when both were walking their respective dogs in a park in Palencia and the politician accused the person concerned of releasing his pet.
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In a ruling presented by El Norte de Castilla, the judge considered it proven that Carrancio committed this minor crime of building abuse, equivalent to physical assault without causing injury. The events took place in April 2023, weeks before the local elections that would bring the local council to council office, despite already being on the local government's Vox lists.
The judge detailed in her order that the discussion, which took place in the central Palencia Hall Park, arose because the current city councilor became angry with the other man for having his dog loose in that open area, which had already happened on previous occasions. “It is proven that the defendant, without causing him any injuries, delivered at least one blow to the defendant with his hand at chest level, calling him completely lame,” the decree says. “In this sense, it must be taken into account that workplace abuse is a term that in criminal law refers to any physical aggression towards a person without causing injury. This minor crime includes all behavior that endangers the physical integrity of people and that does not require optional medical assistance, not even first aid, since the protected legal interest is not health but the person's own dignity,” the judge emphasizes.
The trial included witness statements confirming that there had been an attack against the complainant. He suffers from a 35% disability, which corresponds to a reduction in motor performance of seven points compared to normal, and he usually walks around Palencia with his dog. The only witness whose testimony has been corroborated is a restaurant employee who was very close to the point where the disagreement between Carrancio and the other person occurred. The worker was carrying some plates across the restaurant's terrace when he heard the phrase “puto cojo de los cojones” referring to the victim and could see the victim receiving the blow on the chest. The judge did not consider it relevant that the waiter and the current Vox councilor had had a conversation before the events, as the Ultra councilor had criticized the restaurant's terrace in front of the aforementioned employee, as the waiter did not do so He is the owner of the premises and would not have to lie to harm the mayor.
On the other hand, the performances led by the politician “contributed little to nothing,” according to the verdict, since one of them did not even witness the insults and the blow that was judged and the other did not think about the entire course of events.
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