Three Arrested over Violent Robberies in Orihuela
Three men aged 20, 21 and 46 have been arrested in Orihuela following two separate National Police investigations into a series of violent robberies. Police said the suspects used bag-snatching methods and, in one attack, a chokehold technique known in Spain as the mataleón. The exact neighbourhoods, streets or districts of Orihuela where the robberies […] The post Three Arrested over Violent…
Three men, aged 20, 21, and 46, have been arrested in Orihuela following two separate investigations into violent robberies. The suspects used bag-snatching methods, including a chokehold technique known as the mataleón. The robberies occurred in different neighbourhoods and streets within the city, with victims ranging from elderly women to a man walking on a public street.
The first investigation began after three women reported being violently robbed, with one incident involving an attacker targeting a woman as she entered her home. A second investigation focused on an assault on a man who was choked and beaten by two suspects. All three detainees were arrested and brought before Orihuela’s duty investigating court following the completion of police enquiries.
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