Overview
- In Palma, a 29-year-old was arrested after a two-week search and jailed on suspicion of rape, illegal detention, assault, usurpation of identity and attacking officers, following an alleged assault on December 15–16.
- Madrid police detained a 45-year-old as the suspected killer of a 26-year-old woman who fell from an 11th floor in Villaverde, while a separate fatal stabbing of a 38-year-old in San Cristóbal de los Ángeles remains under investigation by Grupo V and Policía Científica.
- Emergency services treated three men in serious condition after knife attacks late Thursday in Villaverde and in two incidents in Parla, with the National Police leading the inquiries to identify those responsible.
- In Peru’s Puno region, two additional police officers were taken into custody and handed to SEPROVE and the Public Ministry over an alleged December 25 vehicle theft in Desaguadero, with security footage cited in the probe.
- Elsewhere in Spain, authorities reported arrests and judicial measures in violent and property crimes, including prison orders in cases in Callosa de Segura, Sevilla and the Valencia Horta retail burglary ring, plus additional detentions in Rute, Badajoz, Murcia, Valladolid and Amurrio.