Ibiza machete attack: 11 stabs, five years in jail

In Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza, a man receives five years in prison on Thursday for stabbing another man up to 11 times with a machete as he slept. The Balearic Islands Provincial Court sentences him after he admits attempted murder and accepts a deal before the scheduled hearing begins. The attack took place at the victim’s home in the early hours of 20 March.

A flatmate opened the door

One of the victim’s flatmates let the attacker into the home. He went to the living room, where the man was asleep, and stabbed him in several parts of the body with a machete whose blade measured 13 centimetres. He then fled.

Why the sentence was reduced

The five-year term is three years shorter than prosecutors originally sought. Under the deal, they accept his mental illness and the effects of drugs as mitigating factors. They also take account of the 500 euros he has paid towards the 6,000 euros in compensation sought.

The man 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 abilities were affected at the time. Prosecutors say he knew what he was doing, but now accept that his abilities were partly impaired by his illness, the break in treatment and drug use.

Topics: Court cases

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com