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Police Detain Three in Separate Gender‑Violence Cases in Vilagarcía and Vitoria

Evidence from victims, witnesses, CCTV underpins the arrests, with detainees awaiting court processing.

Overview

  • In Vilagarcía on Sunday afternoon, a woman reported an assault by her expartner to 112, and Local and National Police detained the suspect and transferred him to Policía Nacional cells pending judicial presentation.
  • Police sources said the Vilagarcía detainee had a prior Viogén entry tied to a different relationship, and 061 offered the victim medical care that she initially declined.
  • In Vitoria early Saturday, officers arrested a 38-year-old after a witness and the victim described repeated aggression that included dragging her along the ground, with erosions observed on her back.
  • On Friday night in a Vitoria shop, a 45-year-old was detained on suspicion of sexual assault after staff, witnesses and security footage corroborated that he touched an employee’s genitals.
  • Officers recognized the Vitoria shop suspect from a recent Ertzaintza intervention, and police report all three men remain in custody for processing.