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73-Year-Old Man Reoccupies Evicted Barcelona Flat and Dies by Suicide

Investigators are examining why the 73-year-old, who had declined social services support, returned to the flat before taking his life.

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Archivo - Dos agentes de Mossos d'Esquadra (Recurso)
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Overview

  • The eviction was carried out on the morning of June 12 by a judicial committee with Mossos d’Esquadra present under a TSJC order at the request of a private owner.
  • The victim, identified as N. B., had been living in the Calle Robadors flat since February and was not the individual originally notified of the eviction.
  • Around 6 PM the man triggered a post-eviction alarm while retrieving clothes, prompting police to return to the property.
  • Officers tried to restrain him when he suddenly ran to a third-floor balcony and jumped, and emergency responders were unable to save him.
  • He had twice refused assistance from Barcelona’s SIPHO social services program, and the Mossos investigation into his death is ongoing.