In an alarming incident, a man was arrested after attacking at least ten women in the Barcelona subway. He was later released.
According to police reports, one of the attacks occurred at the Camp de l’Arpa station on line 5 of the Barcelona metro, where the man attacked women, six of them on the platform, for no apparent reason.
In the video, which has gone viral on social media, the man can be seen walking in a straight line down a train platform. As he passes by, he insults and attacks two seated women. He is later seen running and hitting a young woman dressed in black, who falls to the ground after the impact.
Catalan police have indicated that this action could mean charges of sexism and hate crimes. The station’s security officers managed to detain the attacker, who was identified by the Mossos upon their arrival. However, he was initially released because at that point no serious injuries were reported among the victims.
Major David Sánchez, deputy head of the General Information Commissioner of the Mossos, explained that an investigation was opened after receiving a medical report indicating a serious injury to one of the women, and that knowledge of the attacker’s history of minor robberies and thefts led to his arrest.
During the investigation, police accessed the images taken at the train station, where at least ten attacks on women were identified, six of them on the train platform.
Police urged victims to file a report to assess the extent of their injuries and to contact the appropriate police station.
This incident has caused concern in the community and highlights the importance of combating gender-based violence in public places such as the subway in Spain and Catalonia and the need to take measures to ensure the safety of all passengers.
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