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Granada Man Held After Blowtorch Attack Injures Partner in La Chana

Police are probing whether a reported schizophrenic episode triggered the attack as the victim recovers from non-serious burns.

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Dos agentes de la Policía Nacional en La Chana

Overview

  • Emergency services received multiple 112 Andalucía calls just before 11 a.m. reporting a blowtorch assault in the La Chana district.
  • The victim escaped her home with her child and was treated for burns at a local health center, where her condition was deemed non-serious.
  • Neighbors and security sources indicated the 50-year-old suspect may have been experiencing a schizophrenic episode during the incident.
  • After fleeing the scene on Calle Concepción Aleixandre, the man was located and arrested by the Policía Nacional.
  • The suspect remains in provisional custody while investigators examine both the criminal act and his mental-health state.