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Guardia Civil Arrests Suspect in Playa d’en Bossa Fatal Stabbing

The swift arrest shifts the investigation toward motive, including any prior link between the two Italians.

Overview

  • A 30-year-old Italian man was stabbed in the chest Wednesday afternoon on Calle Alzines in Playa d’en Bossa and died at the scene.
  • Guardia Civil detained a 45-year-old Italian suspect around 9:30 p.m. the same day after officers interviewed witnesses nearby.
  • Emergency crews worked for about an hour with an advanced life-support ambulance, but they could not revive the victim.
  • Police have not established a motive, though earlier reports said investigators examined a possible attempted robbery.
  • The victim was identified as Francesco Sessa, a longtime Ibiza resident who worked at a city-center pizzeria, and his mother is traveling from Italy.