Pontevedra, (EFE).- Andrés DVF, known as ‘Capi’, a young man who in 2015 attacked the then Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, during a walk in Pontevedra, was arrested this Friday after attacking a journalist with a knife.
The attack occurred around 2:00 p.m. when ‘Capi’ entered the newsroom of La Voz de Galicia in Pontevedra armed with a knife and attacked one of the two people who were in the facilities at the time.
A journalist tried to defend himself from the attack and suffered cuts on his forearm and hand, was treated by an ambulance team and was finally transferred to a hospital.
Locked up on the premises
Two of the journalist’s colleagues, who were arriving at the office at that moment, saw how the victim left the premises, urging them to alert the Police, after which they decided to lock the door and leave the assailant locked inside until they arrived. of the agents.
The young man destroyed a large part of the facilities and broke furniture and numerous computers, according to the sources consulted by Efe.
The National Police, which is investigating this attack, has transferred the detained young man to the Pontevedra Provincial Police Station while specialized agents analyze the facilities of La Voz de Galicia in Pontevedra.
A long criminal record
Andrés DVF has accumulated a long criminal record in recent years and, just a few days ago, he was convicted by a court in Ourense after assaulting a man in a bar in December 2020, after urging him to leave the premises for shouting slogans. in favor of ETA.
In addition to the attack on Rajoy, for which he was sentenced to two years of internment in a juvenile center in Ourense, ‘Capi’ also attacked the then provincial coordinator of Vox in Pontevedra in 2019, although he was not sentenced upon reaching a court order. settlement out of court