Overview
- Schüte told reporters she was first targeted in Palma when a man sprayed water on the road to draw her and her husband from their car, allowing thieves to steal a handbag, papers and cash.
- Hours or days later she was attacked during a bicycle ride when people on an e-scooter rammed her from behind and grabbed a handbag from her bike basket.
- She said the combined losses and related costs total about €4,000, covering stolen cash, hotel expenses and the cost of reapplying for documents.
- The alleged perpetrators have not been identified or arrested, and Schüte described the experience as “psychisch extrem belastend,” saying it left her shaken but not yet willing to abandon Mallorca as a retreat.
- Officials and reporting note the methods used match a wider trend of opportunistic distraction and e-scooter-enabled thefts on Mallorca, a pattern that raises questions about policing, tourist safety and the extra practical burdens victims face after such crimes.