Two men break into a house in Manacor and force the owner to flee by threatening him with a pocket knife

PalmaThe National Police have arrested one of the two men who broke into a home in Manacor in the early hours of October 31st and forced the resident out after threatening to kill him with a knife. The investigation remains open, and the agents do not rule out further arrests. The events took place around 3 a.m., when a man woke up upon hearing a loud noise at his front door. Upon getting up, he saw that two men had entered the home and confronted them, according to the report he filed with the National Police.

According to the victim's account, the two assailants, who appeared to show symptoms of being under the influence of some drug, began to hit him with punches and kicks. One of them grabbed a guitar and dealt him a heavy blow to the head. The other pulled out a knife and threatened to stab him if he did not leave the home. Faced with the threats, the man left his home and quickly headed to the National Police station to report the assault. A patrol car accompanied him to the residence, where the agents verified that both intruders had already fled.

The Judicial Police Group of the Manacor station took charge of the investigation and managed to identify one of the alleged perpetrators, of Moroccan origin. This Monday afternoon, a patrol from the Citizen Attention Group located a man in the center of Manacor who matched the description provided by the victim. After identifying him and carrying out the relevant checks, the agents arrested him as the alleged perpetrator of the crimes of trespassing and making threats. The National Police are keeping the investigation open to locate the second individual involved.