Mallorca flatmate stabbing: six-year jail term sought

In Artà, Mallorca, prosecutors accuse a man of stabbing his flatmate nine times in their shared home. They seek six years in jail for attempted homicide and €6,000 in compensation. The Balearic Islands Provincial Court in Palma holds a pre-trial hearing on Monday, 9 November, at 09.50.

According to the prosecution, the man entered the bathroom on the afternoon of 23 July 2025 and stabbed his flatmate in the neck with a kitchen knife. The flatmate pushed him out, but prosecutors say the man came back and stabbed him eight more times in different parts of his body.

The injured man escaped and reached a medical centre while pressing napkins supplied by a neighbour against his wounds. He was then taken to Manacor Hospital and admitted. Prosecutors say the accused man’s paranoid schizophrenia slightly affected his ability to understand and control his actions at the time. They argue that this should count in his favour at sentencing.

Topics: Court cases · Artà · Manacor

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com