ONCE abuser in court

The First Section of the Provincial Court of Valencia will hear evidence from today against a man accused of attacking, threatening and belittling an ONCE coupon seller, at a service station on the A7, as he passed through the town of l’ Olleria.

ONCE is an association specifically set up to help those with visual impairment, and also helps others, and one way it does this is by employing people with disabilities who may struggle to find work elsewhere, who sell the lottery tickets which also bring in much needed funding.

The public accusation maintains that on June 29, 2022, both parties involved met in the restaurant area at the service station and, after a few words about some unpaid coupons, the defendant pounced on the seller in an intimidating tone.

In the brawl, according to the Prosecutor’s Office, the accused used offensive, derogatory, and threatening terminology towards both the victim, and in a general way towards anyone involved with ONCE.

The prosecutor’s report details that on July 2 they met again outside the same establishment and the defendant slapped the victim’s hand when he was trying to record the defendant’s gestures and insults with his phone.

Thus, the Prosecutor’s Office requests a prison sentence of one and a half years for the accused for a hate crime and a fine for the minor crimes of threats and injuries.

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