Overview

• A 45-year-old man was arrested in Beade after allegedly attempting to set fire to his ex-wife's home in Tomiño on May 20.
• The 51-year-old ex-wife and her adult daughter were inside the house but managed to extinguish the fire with carpets, preventing further harm.
• Authorities reported that the suspect had sent threatening audio messages to his ex-wife prior to the incident.
• Local police, the Civil Guard, and the National Police coordinated efforts to locate and arrest the suspect at his mother’s residence in Beade.
• The suspect remains in custody in Vigo and is expected to appear before judicial authorities under charges of gender-based violence and attempted arson.