Dad whose wife expecting second child gored on 'street of hell' during a Spanish bull-running festival
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- Santiago Barrero San Román, a 33-year-old cattle breeder and father, was fatally gored during the San Marcos bull-running festival in Jaén on a notoriously dangerous street known as the “street of hell.”
- Video footage shows the bull lifting San Román into the air and repeatedly stabbing him with its horns, causing severe abdominal, chest, and groin injuries that led to his death in hospital.
- Despite efforts by onlookers to restrain the bull by pulling a rope around its horns, San Román was pinned against a fence and fatally injured.
- San Román leaves behind his daughter and pregnant wife Vanesa, who is expecting their second child; his widow expressed profound grief and heartbreak on social media.
- The incident has deeply affected his family, friends, and the local bullfighting community, highlighting the dangers associated with the traditional festival.
