Overview
- Prosecutors say two men forced their way into a Ciempozuelos home on July 11, 2023, and one of them brandished a pistol to threaten the occupant.
- The homeowner seized the gun and fired five to six times, one shot critically wounding Héctor Manuel M. S., who now uses a wheelchair and has a permanent work disability.
- On June 4, 2026 the Audiencia Provincial de Madrid convicted the homeowner of attempted homicide and sentenced him to three years in prison.
- The court also sentenced Héctor Manuel and his companion Stephano Umberto to two years each and fined them for aggravated home invasion, and added one year for illicit weapons possession to Héctor Manuel’s term.
- Judges relied on forensic evidence, prior threat complaints and a juried reconstruction to conclude the entry was an illegitimate aggression but that the homeowner’s multiple close‑range shots created a conscious risk of death; the case may be appealed.