Overview
- The attack occurred around 12:15 a.m. on Camino de Perales near the Caja Mágica in the Usera district, according to initial police inquiries.
- Patrolling Grupo de Atención Ciudadana officers used gauze to control heavy bleeding near the carotid until medics arrived.
- Samur Protección Civil stabilized the victim and took her to Hospital 12 de Octubre in serious condition under municipal police escort, and her life is not believed to be in immediate danger.
- Police detained a 61-year-old Colombian man, identified as the victim’s ex-partner, in the area, and ABC reports he faces a possible attempted homicide charge.
- Officers have not located the bladed weapon despite a search, and ABC notes the woman also suffered a head injury and a hand fracture.