Spanish security services have reported a sharp increase in incidents involving dangerous weapons and sophisticated fraud in recent days. The most serious events occurred in Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville, where police intervened in cases of brutal assaults, stabbings, and thefts. Members of an organized crime group were also arrested for defrauding nearly 180,000 euros from elderly people by posing as gas installation inspectors.
Knife Attacks
Serious stabbings occurred in Madrid and Toledo; a 33-year-old man is in critical condition after an attack in the Latina district.
Large-Scale Fraud
A group of fake gas technicians in Catalonia was dismantled; they robbed seniors of nearly 180,000 euros.
Serial Perpetrator in Burgos
Police arrested a man responsible for six sexual assaults committed between September and January.
Hospital Tragedy
In Benidorm, the body of a 54-year-old British patient was found in a construction area after four days of searching.
The last 48 hours in Spain have been marked by intense work by law enforcement agencies dealing with a series of brutal attacks and frauds. In Madrid, in the Latina district, a 33-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed twice in the back. The victim was transported to Clínico San Carlos hospital in critical condition. Similar events occurred in Toledo, where a 23-year-old was stabbed with a sharp object in the historic city center, and in Seville and Las Palmas, where perpetrators of assaults leading to victims losing consciousness were arrested. Simultaneously, the Mossos d'Esquadra dismantled a criminal group operating throughout Catalonia. The two arrested men are suspected of committing 31 crimes using the "gas man" method. Their loot totaled 178,709 euros. The perpetrators targeted victims over 80 years old, often with cognitive deficits, which facilitated the theft of jewelry and cash during supposed inspections. In Benidorm, a tragic discovery was made at a private hospital, where the body of a 54-year-old British man was found in a renovation area. The patient had gone missing from the ward four days earlier, and preliminary findings indicate an unfortunate accident and death by suffocation in a tight construction opening. Meanwhile, in Burgos, officers apprehended a serial perpetrator of six sexual assaults who attacked women during the night hours. Police emphasize that the arrested man, aged between 30 and 40, acted according to a repeatable pattern. The services also noted unusual incidents, such as the arrest of a 68-year-old woman in Valencia who imprisoned a newly met man in her apartment. In Valladolid, a young aggressor was sent to a juvenile center, against whom three arrest warrants had previously been issued, including two for attempted murder. The intensification of police actions also covered the roads of Tarragona, where 17 truck drivers were penalized for violating overtaking bans during strong winds. The Spanish penal code provides severe penalties for fraud against persons requiring special care, a consequence of reforms in recent decades aimed at protecting a rapidly aging society. „EL DETENIDO ACTUABA DE MADRUGADA, ABORDANDO A LAS VÍCTIMAS AL AZAR EN LA VÍA PÚBLICA” (THE DETAINED MAN ACTED IN THE EARLY MORNING, APPROACHING VICTIMS AT RANDOM IN PUBLIC AREAS) — Rzecznik Policji w Burgos