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Reality TV Figure José Labrador Questioned in Valencia Over Four Suspected Xenophobic Spray Attacks

Police cite a shared modus operandi across the 2025 cases, with a baton plus six pepper sprays seized at his detention.

Overview

  • He appeared this week before a Valencia investigating judge as a suspect for assault-related injuries and illegal weapons possession.
  • Policía Nacional reports four complaints from foreign-born men who say a man sprayed defensive gas in their faces in Marina Real and La Malva-rosa in late June and mid-July 2025.
  • Victims provided medical reports after treatment, with one describing burning eyes and breathing difficulty that aggravated asthma.
  • Officers seized an illegal extensible baton plus six pepper-spray canisters at Labrador’s detention, evidence now part of the case.
  • Labrador denies the assaults, argues he was misidentified due to TV notoriety, and tells the court he was holding the sprays for co-workers as the inquiry into possible xenophobic or homophobic motives continues.