A knifeman has been arrested after slitting the throat of a woman in broad daylight in Barcelona.
The attack took place at around 11 am today in Espluges de Llobregat in the Catalan province.
Witnesses told Spanish media how the man had brandished a large knife in the middle of Joan Miró street before the massacre – showing “signs of panic”.
He stabbed his victim several times with a knife and slit her throat before fleeing the scene.
His wounds began to bleed as he lay on the ground, while bystanders called emergency services.
Paramedics were dispatched to the scene but could do nothing to save the woman.
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A massive search was launched to find the knifeman and Catalan police found him shortly afterwards.
Footage from the scene shows a forensic tent erected, hiding the body from the public.
Both the victim and her attacker have not been identified yet.
It has not been confirmed whether there was any relationship between the two, but the case is being investigated as gender-based violence.
Police are also investigating whether a man who was treated by paramedics in the area for minor injuries was also attacked by the detainee.
Espluges City Council condemned the stabbing in a statement and expressed “concern about this serious incident” as it affects “coexistence and citizen safety.”
In a statement, she said she “deeply regrets the violent death of a man in the city” and expressed her condolences to the woman’s family and loved ones.
“Out of respect for the ongoing Investigation “And we demand discretion and responsibility from all those affected and to refrain from spreading unverified information.”
A report by Spain’s monitoring agency for domestic and gender-based violence showed that 49 women and one man were murdered by partners or former partners last year.
Of the 49 women killed, 11 had lodged prior complaints – “the lowest percentage on record”.
All five were protected by restraining orders. However, seven of the 11 people who filed a police report were still living with their abuser.
Looking at the years since records began in 2003, the most frequent crime scene, at 74 percent of cases, is a shared household and the most common weapon used is a knife (65.5 percent).
