Police detain five in Murcia after fights with a serrucho and sticks
Two officers were attacked during separate incidents in Los Garres on 30 September.
Murcia police have detained five people after several fights in Los Garres in which attackers used a large serrucho and wooden sticks, while two police officers were assaulted.
The incidents unfolded during the early hours of 30 September in Calle Tejeras. National Police responded to multiple calls and arrested suspects for alleged riña tumultuaria and other offences including atentado a agente de la autoridad.
The first report came at around 00:30 near the football pitch. Officers found three people fighting, separated them and identified those involved. During security checks they seized a pepper spray and a knife.
Minutes later, another alarm led officers back to the same street. This time the people involved were allegedly using wooden batons and a large serrucho. Police located and removed the objects, detaining two people as suspected of riña tumultuaria.
After that, a third call was made about a violent confrontation in Calle Tejeras. Officers found three people in a fight and during the intervention one of the suspects allegedly attacked two police officers. The five detained people were placed at judicial disposal.
National Police said they seized a knife, a serrucho, two wooden sticks and a pepper spray across the combined interventions. A judge agreed the appropriate precautionary measures, which were not detailed.
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Source:
Periódico El Lorquino