By Tara Rippin • Published: 28 Jun 2020 • 17:07
National Police confirmed the tragic events occurred at 6.30am this morning, Sunday, June 28, at a villa in the Cales Piques urbanisation in Ciutadella.
The suspect fled the scene, but officers tracked him down half an hour later, reports Europa Press.
The alleged knifeman, believed to suffer from schizophrenia, is currently being held at the National Police Station in Ciutadella.
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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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