By Tara Rippin • Published: 08 Jun 2020 • 13:59
THE event took place at 5.45pm on Sunday, June 8, in the city’s Rambla del Raval, when five Morrocan males surrounded and assaulted a passer-by to steal his watch.
@AdaColau @jaumecollboni Robo con violencia de un reloj de lujo en la rambla del Raval , distrito Ciutat Vella ( Barcelona) . Vamos mal no?. @mossos @barcelona_GUB pic.twitter.com/KngL0lwsIu — Politeia (@Politeia_ESP) June 7, 2020
@AdaColau @jaumecollboni Robo con violencia de un reloj de lujo en la rambla del Raval , distrito Ciutat Vella ( Barcelona) . Vamos mal no?. @mossos @barcelona_GUB pic.twitter.com/KngL0lwsIu
— Politeia (@Politeia_ESP) June 7, 2020
The victim tried to escape as his attackers can be seen throwing punches at him and pulling him around, causing some of them to fall to the ground. The group of assailants all fled moments later.
Mossos d’Esquadra officers who were in the area reportedly witnessed the event and, with the help of other patrols, managed to catch the five suspects and arrest them.
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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