Ibiza machete attack: trial over up to 11 stabs

Up to 11 machete stabs while a man sleeps in Sant Antoni de Portmany on Ibiza: his alleged attacker faces trial on Thursday. Prosecutors say the attack happened in the early hours of 20 March, after a flatmate let the accused man into the home. The First Section of the Balearic Islands Provincial Court will hear the case at 09.30.

According to the prosecution, the accused went into the living room and stabbed the sleeping man in several parts of his body with a machete whose blade measured 13 centimetres. He then fled. Prosecutors say prompt medical treatment prevented the victim’s death. They seek eight years in prison and a payment of nearly €6,000 for attempted homicide.

The accused has a history of a severe, chronic mental disorder, prosecutors say. He had stopped taking antipsychotic medication and attending medical appointments in the months before the attack. A forensic doctor could not say for certain whether his mental faculties were affected at the time. Prosecutors argue that there are no grounds to reduce or remove his criminal responsibility.

Topics: Court cases

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com