Poio Wedding Erupts into Brawl Involving 70 People, Several Injured

A wedding held in **Poio** escalated into a violent fight involving approximately **70 people** and leaving several injured, including two National Police officers.

Early Sunday morning, the village of **O Vao**, in **Poio**, became the scene of a large-scale scuffle. What began as a wedding celebration on Saturday afternoon in **Marcón** ended hours later in a full-blown brawl, with several injured and security forces intervening.

## Brawl in O Vao

The post-wedding party, which had proceeded without incident during the afternoon, was disrupted for reasons still unknown. Around **3 AM**, a call alerted the Guardia Civil to a major dispute in the village of **O Vao de Abaixo**. The scale of the altercation necessitated a large deployment, including patrols from the Guardia Civil and the National Police.

## The All-Out Brawl

Upon arriving at the scene, officers encountered a "mass brawl" involving about **70 people**. The fighting wasn't limited to punches; stones and sticks were also thrown. A security cordon had to be established between the involved families to contain the violence. During the operation, two National Police officers sustained injuries, though fortunately not serious.

## Dispersal and Treatment of Injured

After two hours of intervention, around **5 AM**, the fight began to disperse. The injured were taken to the **Montecelo** and **Provincial de Pontevedra** hospitals. The Local Police of **Poio** joined the security efforts, and police forces remained in the area until dawn to prevent further incidents.