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Valencia Court Jails Suspect in Deadly Favara Brawl

Investigators say the clash was fueled by gender-based threats against a young woman.

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Overview

  • A judge ordered preventive detention for the 33-year-old suspect, who had been held in intensive care since his May 26 arrest.
  • The fatal confrontation began in a Favara hotel when 41-year-old José L. G. confronted the suspect over threats to his cousin.
  • The knife fight killed the victim and wounded three others aged 37, 72 and 33, the youngest of whom is now jailed.
  • Guardia Civil reports the suspect and his 70-year-old father entered the brawl wielding knives before the victim disarmed and gravely injured the younger man.
  • The case has underscored concerns about gender-based violence in Spain and driven renewed legal scrutiny of similar violent disputes.