I for one believe that the victims are not in danger of life.
It's true the local 'tigueres' can be very dangerous but when they are accused justly AND by the victim they tend to shrug it off as normal as they accept that somebody defends him/herself.
(If a third person accuses them rightly or wrongly then it's a different story altogether.)
m'frog
I don't know if I can go with this reasoning. Even if I could, it seems to be too 'thin' to hang my life on.
Having been in a somewhat similar situation as Rocky, we left in a hurry and it was the best thing we could have done. All the stress was over in almost no time and we felt secure and content. To the op, leave!. Even if it is just for a while and even if it is just to start thinking in a more normal way again.