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Spain Grapples with Surge in Violent Crimes During Semana Santa

Recent arrests shed light on drug disputes, familial homicides, and suspected gender-based violence as investigations continue across multiple regions.

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Overview

  • Two men have been arrested for the murder of a 23-year-old in Llíria, Valencia, in a drug-debt dispute; the victim was stabbed, bludgeoned, and partially burned.
  • Four family members were detained in Loja, Granada, for attempted homicides involving a pub shooting and stabbing linked to a longstanding clan feud.
  • In Málaga, a 46-year-old man was arrested for allegedly killing and decapitating his mother, citing auditory hallucinations as the motive.
  • Authorities are investigating the deaths of a woman in Cartaya as a potential femicide and a bound, burned male body found in Mijas as a possible kidnapping and murder.
  • A man in Tenerife has been detained for the suspected stabbing and bludgeoning of his father in a public altercation near Golf del Sur.