Overview

• The attack took place on June 25 in Barcelona’s Sant Antoni neighborhood when five acquaintances ambushed the victim with punches, kicks and dragging her by the hair.
• Two of the assailants recorded the assault on mobile phones intending to share transphobic content on social media.
• Investigators from the Unidad Central de Delitos de Odio y Discriminación identified and arrested the group on July 16 across Barcelona, Sabadell and Ripollet before presenting them to a judge on July 17.
• All five remain in judicial custody charged with crimes against fundamental rights and public freedoms motivated by transphobia under Spain’s enhanced penalties.
• Authorities have activated the Grupo de Atención a la Víctima protocol to provide the victim—who had endured previous assaults by the same group—with ongoing psychological care and sign-language interpretation.