Portuguese Micael da Silva Montoya (left), during the wedding party whose guests he would run over
The 35-year-old Portuguese man fatally ran over four people during a wedding, to which he had not been invited, after seeing videos of the party on TikTok, in a case that will have old situations unresolved. The collision also caused serious injuries to 9 other people.
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid confirmed the life sentences imposed on Michael da Silva Montoyaknown as “the Portuguese”, for being run over caused the death of four people at a wedding in 2022 in Torrejón de Ardoz.
The 35-year-old Portuguese man went to Spain, after fatally running over four people during a wedding, which he had attended uninvited after watching videos of the party on TikTok, in a case that would have apparently old unresolved situations.
Or Superior Court rejected the appeals presented in July 2025 against the initial decision of the first degree court, and condemned Micael da Silva for four crimes of murder and nine attempted murdersvalidating both sentences of life imprisonment and 126 years in prison taxes, says the EFE agency.
Two of the murder crimes led to sentences of life imprisonment, and another two to 20 years in prison each. Worth it 8 attempted crimes were added of murder punishable by 10 years in prison each, and an additional crime of attempted murder, punishable by 6 years in prison.
Spanish law provides for the possibility of life imprisonment, with the possibility of parole after a minimum period of imprisonment, which generally varies between 25 and 30 years, depending on the crime.
The MP considered that the accused “had the desire to cause death or assumed that this could happen”. The judges argued that the Portuguese conducted an attack “surprising and sudden, impossible for victims to predict”, that they were defenseless, and that the accused fled without providing assistance.
According to EFE, the Portuguese’s action occurred after an argument between your children and several guests during a wedding party. As revealed at the time by the bride’s father to the Spanish newspaper, Micael da Silva had gone to the wedding venue uninvitedaccompanied by his minor children and a nephew, after seeing videos of the party na rede social TikTok.
The bride and groom’s family and guests, who were unhappy with the presence of the Portuguese and his companions, and ended up expelling them. But the Portuguese returned to the scene and ran over several people.
During the court proceedings, the defense argued that the defendant had acted “under insurmountable fear“, claiming that the Portuguese man and his family had been “surrounded and attacked with weapons by other guests” — allegations that the court did not accept due to lack of evidence.
The fatal victims were a 66-year-old woman, two men, aged 68 and 37, and a minor, aged 17, all Spanish. There are still 9 people injured, some seriously, who, according to , three years later have still not managed to recover.
