Overview

• Municipal cleaning staff discovered a suitcase with parts of a body around 7:30 a.m. in Plaza del Enxaneta in the Sant Joan neighborhood.
• Local police pursued and arrested a 24-year-old man from the victim’s circle in connection with the case, and he remains in custody.
• Mossos d'Esquadra have taken charge of the inquiry, sealing the area and coordinating forensic work under judicial oversight.
• The Catalan High Court said the on-duty judge is lifting the remains and taking over the case’s instruction.
• Local reports indicate the killing may have occurred in a block on Calle Lepant, as the city council condemns the violence and calls for caution against unverified information.