A woman was seriously injured after a man stabbed her multiple times in a hotel in the heart of Madrid this Saturday. The man of Spanish nationality, born in 1991, 32 or 31 years old and with a criminal record, was arrested by the National Police, which is investigating the attack as a possible case of gender-based violence, although “this is not yet confirmed”. .”, emphasizes a spokesman, who, however, does not specify whether the file involves mistreatment or other crimes. The woman, also Spanish and 46 years old, is admitted to the clinical hospital and her life is generally not in danger.
The police spokesman told this newspaper that the attack took place this morning at the Hotel Santo Domingo, a four-star hotel located at number 1 San Bernardo Street, corner of Gran Vía, in the central district of the capital. At 11:45 a.m., hotel staff called the police to warn that there was a woman “bleeding from various wounds,” so the report was passed on to the Samur.
According to a report, health workers treated the victim in the room itself, which was located on one of the first floors of the hotel. Spokesperson for the Madrid Emergency. He had at least six stab wounds to his face, neck and back. “He had three wounds on his back, one of which was penetrating and could have caused a pneumothorax, several on his face and one on his neck that almost affected a blood vessel,” the spokesman added.
The woman was stabilized and transferred to the Clinical Hospital in a serious condition, where she will have to undergo emergency surgery, although in principle “there is no fear for her life”. State police have arrested a man in the room as the suspected perpetrator of the attack. “He is Spanish, born in 1991 and has a story,” says the spokesman. “The case is currently being investigated as a possible case of gender-based violence and is yet to be confirmed,” he concludes. At the hotel reception they did not provide any further information and referred them to the hotel’s communications department, which this newspaper would like to contact.
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