Mallorca: Man held over sexual assault and robbery

A court in Manacor, Mallorca, has remanded a man in custody after police arrested him on suspicion of sexually assaulting and robbing a woman in the town centre. The incident happened in early November, according to Spain’s National Police. Officers arrested the suspect in Manacor on Wednesday.

The woman was walking through the centre when the man asked her for a light. She told him she did not smoke. He then offered her money for sex and persisted after she refused. She tried to get away, but he caught up with her and gripped her arm, police say.

He tried to touch her intimate parts, leaving her with minor injuries to her wrist, shin and upper chest. When she shouted for help, he let go. Before fleeing, he reached into her pocket and took her money.

The woman reported the incident to police. The National Police’s Family and Women’s Assistance Unit in Manacor identified a suspect but could not initially find him. Officers issued a search notice before arresting him on Wednesday. Police suspect him of sexual assault and robbery with violence.

Topics: Police · Arrests · Manacor

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com