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Spanish Police Advance Probes in Two Group Assaults by Minors, Detain Two and Identify Four

Juvenile proceedings follow, with viral footage accelerating the Argentona case.

Overview

  • In Lasarte-Oria on Sunday night, the Ertzaintza opened proceedings against four minors aged 15–17 after a schoolyard beating that left a 20-year-old and a 17-year-old needing hospital care.
  • Officers located the suspects on a bus shortly after the attack, identified them at a station, and released them to family pending action by the Juvenile Prosecutor, noting prior police records for thefts and assaults.
  • In Argentona, Mossos d'Esquadra arrested two minors on Monday in connection with a January 17 assault on an 18-year-old and a 16-year-old during winter festivities.
  • A third minor in the Argentona case had already presented himself on January 22 and was reported to juvenile authorities, and investigators say the group beat the victims on the ground, stole a wallet, and damaged a phone.
  • Both Argentona victims required hospital treatment, with El Periódico reporting the girl suffered a skull fracture, and police say the inquiry remains open with further identifications possible.