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Police Arrest Suspects in Wave of Violent Burglaries and Assaults Across Spain

Coordinated operations by Guardia Civil with local police have led to multiple arrests as forensic teams collect evidence

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Overview

  • Former prisoner Antonio C. B. was ordered to pretrial detention after DNA and blood-splatter evidence linked him to the disappearance and presumed killing of entrepreneur Enrique G. in late May.
  • A months-long Guardia Civil operation in the Región de Murcia ended in early July with the detention of 12 suspects in a weekend burglary ring.
  • The Policía Municipal de Madrid arrested a 30-year-old man of Moroccan origin for an alleged chemically facilitated sexual assault in Puente de Vallecas.
  • In Náquera, a 47-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman face attempted homicide, violent robbery and home invasion charges after stabbing a homeowner and stealing his phone and wallet.
  • Separate arrests include a 50-year-old suspect held for a pickaxe attack in Alcaucín that left one victim in a coma and a man detained for a random knife assault at the Murcia bus station.