Spain: Another Moroccan Rampage

Hat tip Gates of Vienna

On the night of April 21, a Moroccan man, illegally in Spain, went on a knife-wielding rampage, assaulting several people and attempting to rob them in the city of Almeria. When he was apprehended, he was in the process of beating and stabbing a 17-year-old girl who was on her way home from the library. Fortunately, nobody was seriously hurt, at least physically. The girl did suffer a puncture wound to her thigh.

Meanwhile, Spain's liberal and feckless prime minister, Pedro Sanchez, wants to legalize some 500,000 illegal migrants in Spain with a simple governmental decree. Many of these people are from neighboring Morocco, and their "contribution" to the crime wave sweeping the country is hardly inconceivable. We can only guess if this particular suspect was on the list to be "legalized".

The below article from La Bandera (translated by Fousesquawk) mentions the fear that people like this man are causing in places like Almeria. More preventive measures are needed, more people, the article reads. True enough, but the two most urgent measures are missing: Securing Spain's borders, especially at the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, which border Morocco on the African mainland, and removing the illegal aliens. Instead, Sanchez wants to grant them legal status. Unbelievable!

A Moroccan illegally in the country for beating and stabbing a 17-year-old student in Vega de Aca, Almeria

The city of Almeria continues to be impacted by the serious wave of crimes taking place in the neighborhood of Vega de Aca, where a Moroccan citizen, illegally in Spain, was arrested after carrying out a series of violent robberies using a knife. The case has generated considerable worry among authorities, especially regarding the profile of the arrestee and the circumstances in which he is in the country.

The incidents occurred on the night of April 21, when the arrestee carried out as many as 3 attempted robberies in the space of a few minutes, sowing panic among the neighbors. The rapid police intervention resulted in his arrest shortly thereafter, avoiding an escalation of the situation into even more serious consequences.

A brutal attack that left a woman injured

The most dramatic episode involved the victimization of a 17-year-old student who was attacked as she was returning home after leaving the library. The attacker followed her, knocked her down, and subjected her to a violent physical attack, dragging her by the hair and kicking her in the abdomen and ribs, while trying to rob her of her mobile phone, yelling, "Friend, telephone, now!"

During the struggle, the attacker used the knife, causing her a cut on the thigh. The intervention of several neighbors, alerted by the shouts, was decisive in stopping the attack and causing the attacker to flee.

The young woman was transported to Torrecardenas University Hospital, where she was treated for multiple contusions, a puncture wound, and significant psychological impact.

Pretrial custody and risk of flight

After being detained, the individual was brought before the court, which ordered his pretrial detention without bail. He is accused of three counts of attempted robbery involving violence, and one count of minor assault with injury.

One of the key elements in the judicial decision was the risk of flight since the arrestee has no known residence and is in Spain illegally. This aspect was underlined by the magistrate as determinant in adopting the most severe pre-trial detention measure.

Social concern and debate over security

This incident in Vega de Aca has reopened the debate on citizen safety in Almeria and the management of people in illegal administrative status, a factor which, according to judicial sources, can hinder the control and monitoring of certain criminal profiles  as is the case with this Moroccan. 

In addition, the series of violent incidents in the past few days has increased social alarm, especially among the residents of areas like Vega de Aca, who are demanding greater police presence and preventative measures.

A case that makes local news

The combination of violent extremism, vulnerable victims, and the personal circumstances of the arrestee has converted this occurrence into one of the most relevant of recent news in Almeria. The authorities insist on the importance of maintaining calm, but also recognize the necessity of reinforcing and improving the mechanisms of prevention to prevent similar incidents from being repeated.