Overview

• The 59-year-old suspect smashed a glass kitchen door in an apparent bid to kill his ex-partner and her current companion early Monday.
• He sustained deep arterial cuts to both arms from the broken glass and was found lying on the floor still bleeding when the Guardia Civil arrived.
• Guardia Civil officers applied a tourniquet at the scene and stabilized him before he was taken to a Madrid hospital under police custody.
• He faces formal charges of domestic violence, bodily harm and home trespass and the case has been referred to the duty court for judicial review.
• Authorities are investigating prior domestic violence complaints and whether a restraining order barred him from approaching his ex-partner’s residence.