Overview
- Police detained 12 people, seven of them minors, and are investigating an additional person in connection with two group attacks that took place on September 13 and 20, 2025.
- Investigators say victims were lured through dating apps to a meeting point near Parque Ribera Sur, moved to secluded locations and suffered prolonged beatings, humiliation and injuries described as extremely serious.
- Those arrested face charges that include serious bodily harm, degrading treatment with a hate motive, robbery with violence, property damage and membership of a criminal group.
- Authorities describe the suspects as a heterogeneous group of mostly young, local residents without an organized ideology who told investigators they were imitating violent content seen on social media.
- Officials emphasized a long, discreet probe led by the Brigada Provincial de Información in coordination with Fiscalía and local courts, urged victims of hate crimes to report incidents, and said the case has been passed to prosecutors for judicial processing.