By Cathy Elelman • Published: 03 Aug 2020 • 23:09
VIOLENT: The attacker whacked his target three times on the head with a large stick and robbed them of €300 CREDIT: Guardia Civil Almeria
A VICIOUS mugging in a Roquetas de Mar park put the victim in hospital. The attacker whacked his target three times on the head with a large stick, robbing them of €300 and leaving them unconscious and bleeding on the ground. The Guardia Civil reported that the victim’s injuries were so severe that after being initially checked over at a health centre they were hospitalised. Officers investigating the mugging determined the assailant had been acting alone. Within hours they had identified, tracked down and arrested the suspect.
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Cathy Elelman is the local writer for the Costa de Almeria edition of the Euro Weekly News.
Based in Mojacar for the last 21 years, Cathy is very much part of the local community and is always well and truly up on all the latest news and events going on in this region of Spain.
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