Overview

• Security footage captured the suspect repeatedly kicking the bronze work by Mimmo Paladino, toppling it and fracturing one of its arms.
• Guardia Civil agents used the recordings to confirm his identity and arrested him on July 8 as he checked out of his hotel to prevent his departure.
• The sculpture is situated at Platja d’en Bossa in Sant Josep de sa Talaia near the Ibiza Gallery shopping center and Ushuaïa nightclub.
• The unnamed German national remains in Guardia Civil custody pending a judicial hearing on a serious damage offence.
• Experts will evaluate the artwork to determine the full extent of harm and the feasibility of restoration.