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Bystanders Foil Alleged Abduction of Five-Year-Old at Fuengirola Market as Police Arrest Suspect

The detained suspect has been placed under judicial investigation by national police.

Overview

  • Police and agency reports say the incident occurred around midday Sunday at the Calle Méndez Núñez street market in Fuengirola.
  • The girl was with her father, who works at a stall, when relatives noticed a man trying to take her.
  • Bystanders restrained the individual until Policía Local officers—already patrolling the bazaar—reached the scene and made the arrest.
  • Sources describe the suspect as about 45 years old and reported as a Finnish national, though no motive has been disclosed.
  • Authorities placed the detainee at the disposal of judicial authorities and referred him to Policía Nacional for investigation, and the child was reported unharmed.