Mallorca flatmate stabbing: three-year jail deal nears

In Artà, Mallorca, a man accused of stabbing his flatmate nine times is close to a deal to accept three years in prison for attempted murder. The stabbing took place in their shared home on the afternoon of 23 July 2025, according to the prosecutor’s indictment. The accused and the prosecution were due at a preliminary hearing at the Provincial Court on Monday, 9 November 2026.

The indictment says the accused entered the bathroom and stabbed his flatmate in the neck with a kitchen knife. The injured man pushed him out, but the accused returned and stabbed him eight more times. The flatmate escaped and reached a medical centre, pressing napkins given to him by a neighbour against his wounds. He was later admitted to Manacor Hospital.

The prosecutor says paranoid schizophrenia had slightly affected the accused man’s ability to understand and control his actions at the time, and considers this a factor that could reduce his sentence.

The deal is expected to be settled in the coming days, once it is confirmed that the accused has paid the €6,000 sought in compensation.

Topics: Court cases · Police · Artà · Manacor

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com