Overview
- Police say the assailant used a machete in the attractions area of the Real de la Feria de Málaga and a young man was seriously injured and taken to hospital.
- The Homicide unit located and arrested the 29-year-old suspect in a caravan next to the fair on Monday morning.
- A judge has ordered the suspect held in pretrial detention, communicated and without bail, on a charge of attempted homicide.
- Investigators describe a 'passional' or jealousy motive tied to a woman the victim was reportedly courting, and one outlet reported the suspect allegedly called the victim’s mother with a death threat.
- Police continue to interview witnesses and reconstruct the scene as prosecutors formalize the judicial inquiry and authorities weigh the next steps in the case and public-safety concerns at the fair.