Overview
- Police arrested a male van driver hours after Sunday’s attack on Palma’s Paseo Marítimo, according to Spain’s National Police.
- The British tourist told officers the driver grabbed her, forced her into the passenger seat, and groped her while he drove at speed.
- She escaped when the van stopped at a red light after asking people in a nearby car for help, and those witnesses photographed the number plate.
- UFAM, the National Police unit that handles sexual crimes, led the inquiry using the plate photo to find the vehicle, and the accused has since appeared before a judge in Palma.
- News outlets also report a separate May 1 case in Manacor with two arrests, underscoring wider concern about visitor safety on Mallorca.