The National Police have arrested three people in Ciutadella de Menorca —including a father and son— accused of violently assaulting a man, shooting him in the face with a pellet gun, and threatening him with potentially dangerous breed dogs. As reported by the Superior Headquarters of the Police of the Balearic Islands, the events occurred in the early hours of Sunday to Monday, when several patrols from the Citizen Assistance Group were alerted to an assault outside a leisure venue in the municipality.

The Civil Guard has arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy during a football match in Lloseta (Mallorca). The events, as explained to Europa Press by sources from the armed institute, occurred this Tuesday at the town's municipal field.

The Civil Guard has arrested a man for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy during a football match in Lloseta (Mallorca). The events, as explained to Europa Press by sources from the armed institute, occurred this Tuesday at the municipal field of the town.

The Palma City Council will provisionally suspend the sales activity of the alleged perpetrator of the homophobic aggression against a seller at the Pere Garau market. The measure has been adopted after the Markets area prepared a report based on the Local Police report, and comes in a context of strong indignation in the neighborhood due to events that have generated an immediate social response.

A traumatic brain injury, a broken lip, an eye edema, bruises, and neck injuries. This is the medical report of a young man after receiving a brutal beating from five minors on a street in Palma.

The Teachers' Assembly of IES Alcúdia has "strongly" condemned the recent attack on a teacher at the school after he reprimanded a student, an incident that has generated significant concern within the educational community. However, the teaching staff emphasizes that this is an isolated incident and that it should in no way overshadow the collaborative work carried out with students and families to build bonds, positive relationships, and a sense of belonging. In a statement, the teachers stress that the school is generally a safe and harmonious environment, but warn that the attack highlights a reality that extends beyond this specific case. In this regard, they are calling on the Regional Ministry of Education to adopt effective measures to guarantee a positive environment in schools and to ensure that teachers can carry out their work in peace and security. The Assembly frames this incident within a broader context that, they point out, is increasingly normalizing the violent resolution of conflicts. "It is more necessary than ever to educate in a culture of peace," he argues, while insisting on the importance of joining forces to ensure a climate based on respect and dialogue. He also calls for real support for schools and teachers, with the guarantee that their educational work will be respected and valued. The attack on the Alcúdia Secondary School comes at a time when teachers' discontent is increasingly visible. A recent survey by the STEI union reveals that more than 75% of teachers in the Balearic Islands perceive an increase in conflict in the classroom. According to this study, almost eight out of ten teachers report an increase in verbal—and occasionally physical—aggression from students, and three out of four confirm that this tension also stems from families. Teachers also point to structural factors that exacerbate the situation: high student-teacher ratios, a lack of material resources, excessive bureaucracy, and a widespread feeling of institutional vulnerability. This cocktail, they warn, has a direct impact on both the quality of education and the emotional well-being of teachers. Given this scenario, the Teachers' Assembly of IES Alcúdia considers it essential to strengthen resources, materials, and strategies for conflict prevention and management. The goal, they insist, is not only to react to violent incidents, but to sustainably improve the climate of coexistence in classrooms and ensure that schools remain safe spaces for everyone.

A man accused two National Police officers on Monday of beating him while they were arresting him for an alleged incident of gender-based violence. The First Section of the Provincial Court is trying both officers and the victim, who is also accused of assaulting the officers during an incident that occurred on April 14, 2021, in Palma. The hearing began with the testimony of the victim's alleged partner, who is also accused of assault and causing damage to the officers. The man admitted that he had an argument with his partner that night, although he denied that she assaulted or threatened him. At that point, they went their separate ways, although she called emergency services (112), which the man learned later. Shortly afterward, he encountered a group of National Police officers. "I thought it was a raid or that they were going to fine me for not wearing a mask, but one of them, very agitated, told me, 'I'll teach you to respect women,' and started hitting me with his baton," he explained. He claimed he could only cover himself to protect himself from the blows. "They wouldn't tell me anything. I told them I'd let them arrest me, but to stop hitting me," he stated. The prosecution is requesting that both officers be sentenced to 11 months in prison for assault and that the third defendant receive a sentence of three years and two months for assault, property damage, and resisting arrest. According to the prosecutor's indictment, the events occurred on the night of March 14, 2021, when several police patrols were dispatched to a street in Palma after receiving a report of a possible case of gender-based violence.

A Ryanair employee is on medical leave following a brutal attack that took place last Friday at Palma airport on a flight to Madrid. The assailant began punching the employee in the face after the employee reminded him of the airline's baggage policy, as the man and his partner had three suitcases and could either take only two or check the third. According to sources from the Workers' Commissions (CCOO) union, the passenger, without any prior argument, went directly to punch the employee in the face, leaving him no chance to defend himself or see the attack coming. Due to the severity of the attack, the victim suffered a dislocated jaw and lost five teeth. Medical services treated him at the scene. The National Police arrested the assailant. However, the union regrets that the professionals' response could have been faster if the airport had the necessary protocols and resources—demands that, according to CCOO, have been made for some time to guarantee "full" security. CCOO has condemned the attack, considering it "completely unacceptable" that passengers react violently against airport workers. Furthermore, they have reminded airlines that they must guarantee support, advice, and compensation for victims. The union indicated that it will contact Aena to review the current situation, as they believe it is necessary to review and improve security measures, "while also emphasizing the importance of airlines being aware of situations that can increase the risk of attacks and, therefore, taking measures to prevent them." "We stand in solidarity with the assaulted worker and demand a review of current security measures," they stated in a press release. The CCOO union will contact Aena to review the current situation and improve security measures at the airport.

National Police officers in Palma have arrested a man as the suspected perpetrator of a serious assault, after he attacked another man with punches and bit his ear, causing a wound that required 15 stitches. The incident occurred on December 22nd in the Indioteria neighborhood, when the victim dropped off a friend with her motorcycle in front of a business. As they said goodbye, a man suddenly jumped in front of him and began punching him. According to the National Police, the victim tried to defend himself by grabbing the assailant's arms, at which point the attacker violently bit his ear, causing severe bleeding that allowed him to flee the scene. Later, the woman explained to the victim that the alleged attacker was her ex-partner, a very jealous person, which may have motivated the attack. The injured man had to be treated at a hospital, where he received 15 stitches in his ear. After he filed a complaint, the West District Investigation Group began an investigation to identify the perpetrator. Finally, officers located the man and arrested him this Tuesday as the suspected perpetrator of an assault.

A man has been arrested as the suspected perpetrator of several crimes, including sexual assault, battery, and unlawful detention, after allegedly raping and assaulting a woman in Palma. The events occurred on December 16, according to the National Police. Latest NewsThe victim explained that she met the alleged assailant while walking down the street, and he offered to let her use his mobile phone. The woman agreed to accompany him to his home, but there, according to the complaint, she was held against her will, sexually assaulted, and beaten in the face and body while the man threatened her with a knife. The woman managed to escape and ask for help at a nearby bar, where the National Police began their investigation to identify the alleged perpetrator. Two weeks later, the 29-year-old Spanish national was located in the Son Gotleu neighborhood. During the arrest, a struggle ensued when he tried to pull out a knife, according to police sources. The arrested man faces charges of sexual assault, assault, unlawful detention, identity theft, and resisting arrest, and has been remanded in custody pending trial.

The National Police have arrested two young men, ten days apart, as the alleged perpetrators of a sexual assault and robbery with violence against a young woman in the park known as Wifi Park in Palma. After appearing before a judge, both were ordered to be held in custody. The incident occurred last November when the victim was returning home on her electric scooter. According to the complaint filed, a group of young men approached her, surrounded her, and forced her to stop in the park. At that moment, one of the assailants violently pushed her against a parked vehicle, while another held her head and hands tightly to prevent her from escaping. With the young woman immobilized and under intimidation, two members of the group touched her intimately, constituting a sexual assault. The victim told officers from the Family and Women's Unit (UFAM) that during the attack she feared for her life and physical safety. Finally, after calling for help, the assailants fled the scene, taking the scooter the young woman had been using. She was left lying on the sidewalk. The police investigation identified two of the alleged perpetrators, and arrest warrants were issued for them. The first was arrested at Palma train station, while the second was located days later by officers from the Operational Response Group near the Son Gotleu neighborhood. The National Police are continuing their investigation and do not rule out further arrests in connection with these events.

The National Police have arrested a woman and a man in Manacor accused of abusing the woman's minor daughter in a case of ongoing domestic violence. The young girl went to the police station last Friday after leaving school to report repeated physical abuse, which she said she suffered at the hands of both her mother and her mother's partner. During her statement, she showed an officer from the Family and Women's Unit (UFAM) several bruises that, according to her testimony, corresponded to assaults she had suffered days earlier. According to the police investigation, the girl had only shared the events with her closest family and friends, who encouraged her to file a report after realizing that the episodes of violence were occurring on a weekly basis. Hours later, the two adults went to the police station to report that the young girl had not returned home after school. Given this situation and the information gathered previously, the UFAM officers arrested both as suspected perpetrators of domestic abuse. After appearing before a judge, the court issued a restraining order between the two detainees and the minor to ensure her protection.

The First Section of the Provincial Court of Palma will try two men next Thursday accused of sexually assaulting a minor who, at the time, was between 14 and 15 years old and under the guardianship of the Administration in Mallorca. A third defendant in the same case will not be in the dock because he is currently a fugitive. According to the indictment from the Public Prosecutor's Office, the events occurred between the summer of 2019 and February 2020. During this period, the minor was allegedly the victim of at least three sexual assaults: two allegedly committed by one of the defendants and a third attributed to the second defendant. The Prosecutor's Office is requesting a 12-year prison sentence for each of the men as alleged perpetrators of two counts of sexual assault against a minor under 16 years of age. Furthermore, the prosecution is demanding that they jointly compensate the victim with a total of €30,000 and that a restraining order be imposed on them for 12 years with respect to the victim, who is now an adult. The first assault allegedly occurred when the minor stayed overnight for several days at the home of one of the defendants, on an unspecified date. According to the prosecution, one morning, when the young woman woke up, the man was lying next to her and propositioned her for sex. When the minor refused, the accused allegedly touched her inappropriately and attempted to rape her. On a second occasion, with the same man, the victim was in a bar when the accused turned off the establishment's security cameras and forced her into a storage room where he had set up a bed. There, he allegedly attempted to rape her again, but was unsuccessful because another person entered the bar asking for him. The third sexual assault attributed to the second defendant also allegedly began in a bar, where the two met. They later went to the defendant's home, where, according to the prosecutor's account, he forced the minor into one of the bathrooms and raped her. The third defendant, also under investigation for the same events, will not be tried at this hearing as he is currently a fugitive.

The Criminal Court number 4 of Palma issued a sentence this week in a case of assault that took place at Manacor Hospital almost a year ago, in December 2024. The judge accepted the final conclusions of the Public Prosecutor's Office and sentenced a patient to six months in prison and a fine for repeatedly assaulting a nursing assistant while she was performing her duties. The events (which initially went through the Court of Instruction number 3 of Manacor) date back to Saint Stephen's Day last year, when, at 8:30 a.m., a patient who had just been discharged and was leaving consultation room number 5 of the Psychiatry department was waiting for some orderlies to take her home. Impatient with the wait, the woman went to consultation room number 6 of the Traumatology department to ask if the orderlies would be arriving much soon.

National Police officers in Palma have arrested a man for allegedly brutally assaulting his partner. According to the police, when officers arrived, the woman had so many injuries that she could barely breathe due to the amount of blood in her mouth. The incident occurred early Sunday morning when the 091 emergency line received a call reporting that a man and a woman were arguing on the stairs of a building. Upon arrival, patrol officers saw a large amount of blood on the landing floor of one of the apartments and, next to it, a woman with a bloody face and the alleged assailant. Beside her, on the floor, was a broken glass bottle, which he allegedly used to hit her.

The Palma Local Police have investigated a 59-year-old Russian woman as the possible perpetrator of a minor assault, after she attacked a paramedic in the early hours of Tuesday, November 4, on Sant Magí Street in Palma. According to a statement released by the Local Police, the incident began when a private ambulance was dispatched to attend to a woman with a bleeding head wound and clear signs of alcohol intoxication. According to the complaint filed by the assaulted paramedic, when he attempted to assist the woman inside the ambulance, she unexpectedly punched him in the nose. She then threw medical supplies at the other paramedic, refused further treatment, and left the scene. The victim requested police assistance and went to a medical center, where he was diagnosed with a nasal septum injury. Shortly after, a patrol from the Local Police's Immediate Intervention Unit (UII) was alerted on Argentina Avenue by a taxi driver who claimed that a woman was verbally abusing him because he refused to take her due to her condition. The officers confirmed that it was the same person involved in the assault on the medical personnel. Although a fully equipped ambulance from the 061 emergency service arrived at the scene, the woman again refused assistance. Following the incident and the formal complaint filed by the victim, the corresponding legal proceedings were initiated and have already been sent to the judicial authorities.

A woman has reported that she was sexually assaulted at a hostel in Can Pastilla, Palma. She claims the perpetrator was another tourist on vacation on the island, but the alleged suspect has not yet been identified.