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Guardia Civil Arrests Three in Sevilla la Nueva Arson That Left Woman Critically Burned

Investigators classify the February 2 assault as attempted homicide under a case kept under seal.

Overview

  • Two suspects were detained in Móstoles and a third in Quijorna in arrests carried out last Wednesday, according to police reports.
  • The 30-year-old victim suffered severe burns to about 50% of her body after being doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire inside a flat.
  • She remains hospitalized at Hospital La Paz following emergency intubation at the scene, and the infant with her was unharmed.
  • The detainees have been placed at the disposal of the judicial authority as inquiries continue under court-ordered secrecy.
  • Local media report that the victim's husband is among those detained as a suspected instigator, a line of inquiry not detailed in official statements.