Overview
- The 32-year-old suspect, identified as Héctor A., was remanded to Palma prison without bail after being discharged from hospital and questioned by an Inca investigating judge.
- The victim, a 35-year-old woman, has been moved from the ICU to a ward at Son Espases as her condition improves, according to hospital sources.
- Police say the attack occurred around 5:15 a.m. on November 30 at a rural property in Costitx during a birthday party, where the woman suffered more than 30 stab wounds, including to the neck.
- A restraining order for prior threats was in force against the suspect, and the victim was enrolled in a protection program with a low risk rating.
- Partygoers who heard cries for help gave immediate aid and called emergency services, an intervention doctors credit with helping save her life, and local towns later held acts of condemnation.