Grandson of Franco on sharpened charge

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The grandson of General Franco, the former Spanish dictator, has been indicted of sharpened at a motorist.

Jaime Martinez-Bordiu, 45, was arrested after allegedly pulling out a revolver and banishment 4 shots at an additional driver. The situation happened after Mr Martinez-Bordius Opel Astra collided with an additional car on a devious at Villanueva del Pardillo, nearby Madrid.

The alternative motorist, declared usually as Miguel Angel R.V. claimed Francos grandson had pulled out a gun and dismissed at slightest 4 shots after the indignant exchange on Thursday. No one was injured.

Mr Martinez-Bordiu denied that he owned or used a gun after his car crashed into the alternative car. He was arrested and indicted of melancholy an additional motorist.

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Mr Martinez-Bordiu, who is a motherly grandson of the former dictator, appeared prior to a justice and was expelled on bail. Police did not find traces of glow arms.

It is the ultimate brush with the law for him. the black sheep of the Franco family. Last year, Mr Martinez-Bordiu was locked up for a year for aggressive his former partner in Marbella.

The justice listened that he acted with the goal of domination, assault and machismo. A shotgun looseness was withdrawn.

During the 36 years in that General Franco ruled Spain his family was described by a tame media as an e.g. to all Spaniards.

Even after Francos genocide in 1975 the Franco house one after another to lay explain to considerable change and still own a little of the majority wealthy properties in Spain.

But In new years the younger era have brushed with the law and met with controversy. Another grandson, Francisco Franco Bordiu, was last year condemned by a justice for hurling extremist insults at a womanlike Argentine railway ensure at Zaragoza hire after blank his train. He told her to Go behind to your own country.

Carmen Martinez-Bordiu, 59, sister of Jaime, is a renouned face mostly in the glossy magazines likesuch as Hola!. She sparked debate when she appeared on the Spanish version of Strictly Come Dancing and was paid an appearance price by the state broadcaster Radio Television Espanola, inspiring complaints from severe politicians.

The Franco family not long ago lost a conflict to keep carry out of one of the majority luxurious properties.

Authorities in Galicia, northwest Spain, won a authorised conflict to open up the Pazo de Meiras palace to the public, a move that the Franco family against in the courts.

The dictators former summer chateau was expropriated and handed as a present to Franco after his Nationalist forces won the 1936-1939 Civil War.