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Police Seize Knives in Investigation of Fatal Valencia Church Stabbing

Two suspects remain in custody as forensic experts examine weapons linked to the deadly May 2 attack outside a Nazaret evangelical church.

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Agentes de Homicidios y de Científica confiscaron las armas blancas durante los registros en dos domicilios de los sospechosos, en Sedaví y en Natzaret

Overview

  • Authorities conducted searches in Nazaret and Sedaví, confiscating four knives and other items believed to be connected to the crime.
  • The Policía Científica is analyzing the seized weapons to determine if they were used in the fatal stabbing of Antonio Flores, 24, and the wounding of his brother Israel, 17.
  • José M. M. and Diego M. M., the primary suspects, were arrested in Málaga and are now in pretrial detention, while a third suspect was released under legal warning.
  • Investigators attribute the attack to a dispute originating in the church's group chat over a piano performance during a service.
  • One suspect, José M. M., has a history of violence, including a prior assault on a pastor at another evangelical church.