Overview
- Investigators heard from a firefighter, two local police officers and two city technicians Thursday, closing the evidence phase and leaving the court to decide on archiving the case or moving to trial.
- The case stems from an August 3, 2024 failure on the traveling Saltamontes ride in Matamá, where a support on one arm gave way and 36-year-old Iván C.H. fell and died.
- Vigo City Hall says the ride lacked required paperwork and was not authorized to operate, while police witnesses and defense lawyers say there was no clear order to seal the attraction despite an email alerting them to the missing documents.
- Those under investigation include the ride’s owner, the Matamá festival commission and its president, the city’s security councillor Patricia Rodríguez, police chief Alberto Carballo, security area head Antonio V.M., and the inspecting expert Antonio L.A.
- Police records cite multiple incidents with the same type of ride between 2012 and 2019 in Vigo, including two prior seals by the city, pointing to a history of safety problems.