Overview
- Judge cites Local Police chief Alberto Carballo as an investigado and schedules his appearance for February 26.
- His inclusion expands the probe to six individuals, alongside the ride owner, the Matamá festas president, councillor Patricia Rodríguez Calviño, security chief Antonio V., and the inspection expert, plus the neighborhood entity under investigation.
- A central dispute pits the city’s claim that it notified police about the lack of authorization against the police assertion that no explicit sealing order was received.
- The expert who performed the annual inspection missed a previous hearing due to illness, and the court is weighing videoconference testimony.
- The case stems from the August 2024 failure of the 'Saltamontes' ride that killed Iván Castaño after a broken arm ejected his carriage, with the attraction linked to prior Vigo incidents in 2017 and 2018.