Guardia Civil investigates man who tried to lure 8-year-old girl in Borja

The attempt outside the girl's home

The Guardia Civil is investigating a 48-year-old Spanish man for an alleged offence of illegal detention after he tried to take an eight-year-old girl into a home in the same building in Borja, in the province of Zaragoza, with the offer of sweets. The attempt took place at midday, when the girl reached the entrance of her building and the man greeted her before trying to take her with him. According to the investigation, he grabbed her by the arm and pulled her to get his way, but she managed to break free and run home. Before she got away, he allegedly warned her that he would come back for her if she told her parents. The girl's father filed a complaint with the Guardia Civil in mid-October 2026.

A drawing that narrowed the search

The girl drew the features she remembered from the encounter, including the tattoo designs she said he had on his arms and a scar on his face. She had reportedly seen the same man on other occasions in a park close to her home. Investigators from the Guardia Civil units in Tarazona took over the inquiry and carried out numerous checks around the town to find him. The force said the physical description matched the clothing he wore during the incident as well as the tattoos in the drawing. Once the suspect was traced, the similarity between the drawing and his features became more relevant, the force said.

Suspect located on 30 October

The Guardia Civil located the suspect on 30 October 2026. He is a Spanish man of 48 who lives in a town near Borja, a locality the reports do not name. He is under investigation for the alleged offence of illegal detention. The Guardia Civil stressed that the drawing served as a relevant visual reference for identifying him. The sources do not give a court date or any further procedural steps.

Timeline of the case

The complaint was received in mid-October, and the sources give no exact day for it. The suspect was then located later in October, after several checks in the locality. The girl is eight years old and lives in the building where the attempt took place, and the sources do not name her. The details were published on 5 November 2026. The sequence runs from the complaint in mid-October to the location of the suspect on 30 October, with no further developments recorded in the reports.