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Torre Pacheco Suspect Found to Reside in Barcelona as Investigations Expand

Authorities are focusing on why a Barcelona-based suspect traveled to Torre Pacheco to join the assault.

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Patean en la cabeza a un joven que  cayó noqueado en Tunuyán

Overview

  • Government delegate Mariola Guevara revealed that the main 19-year-old suspect had been living in Barcelona and arrived in Torre Pacheco with two others before the attack on a 68-year-old resident.
  • The Juzgado de Instrucción nº 5 in San Sebastián ordered provisional detention without bail for the primary attacker while two alleged accomplices were released on conditions.
  • The Fiscalía de Murcia is probing whether regional Vox leader José Ángel Antelo committed a hate crime with his post-assault remarks following complaints by PSOE, IU and Podemos.
  • Civil Guard agents in Mataró arrested Christian L. F., a director within the Deport Them Now UE supremacist movement, for alleged incitement to xenophobic violence.
  • More than 100 local police and Guardia Civil officers remain deployed across Torre Pacheco to discourage further far-right gatherings calling for anti-immigrant cacerías.