Overview
- Police say a group of four approached two young women around 5:30 a.m. on October 3 in Vitoria’s Coronación neighborhood, and one attacker violently snatched a phone and a gold chain.
- The Ertzaintza detained a 26-year-old suspect on October 21 at police premises under an active judicial requisition for alleged robbery with violence.
- Authorities report the suspect has numerous prior records and will be presented to the judiciary once police procedures are completed.
- The investigation remains open as officers work to identify and locate the other individuals believed to have taken part in the robbery.
- Separately, officials note that from October 14 the Ertzaintza’s public statements began including detainees’ origins by broad region, with Spanish nationality specified when applicable.